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wiidigemaagan na gh
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a spouse, a husband, a wife, a partner (cohabitant), a companion (cohabitant)



wiidigemaagan sg; wiidigemaaganag pl; Stem: /wiidigemaagan-/

wiidigemaagan sg gh
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nj
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wiidigemaaganag pl es
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nj
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niwiidigemaagan1s - 3s pos gh
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es
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giwiidigemaagan2s - 3s pos gh
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owiidigemaaganan3s - 3' pos gh
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es
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wiidigemaagan /wiidigemaagan-/: /wiidigem-/ stem of wiidigem vta ; /-aagan/
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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

wiidigem vta
  1. live with h/
  2. marry h/, be married to h/
wiidige vai s/he marries, is married
wiidigekaazo vai s/he shacks up with someone wiidigem vta
  1. live with h/
  2. marry h/, be married to h/
(reciprocal) wiidigendiwag vai they marry, are married to each other
(derived noun) wiidigendiwin ni a marriage; a wedding
(derived noun) wiidigemaagan na a spouse, a husband, a wife, a partner (cohabitant), a companion (cohabitant)

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