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wiinisidoon vti2 rg
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put it in a dirty place

Paired with: wiinishim vta



niwiinisidoon 1s - 0s ind; owiinisidoon 3s - 0s ind; wiinisidood 3s - 0 conj; waanisidood 3s - 0 ch-conj; wiinisidoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /wiinisid-/

niwiinisidoon1s - 0s ind rg
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owiinisidoon3s - 0s ind rg
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wiinisidood3s - 0 conj rg
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waanisidood3s - 0 ch-conj rg
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wiinisidoon2s - 0 imp rg
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ogii-wiinisidoon3p - 0s ind pst rg
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wiinisidoon /wiinisid-/: /wiin-/
dirty
; /-sid/
cause it to fall or lie (drop, lay, set, put), impact it (hit, hit against, hit with something)

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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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