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wiipem vta es
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sleep with h/

Paired with: wiipendan vti



niwiipemaa 1s - 3s ind; owiipemaan 3s - 3' ind; wiipemaad 3s - 3' conj; waapemaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; wiipem 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /wiipem-/

niwiipemaa1s - 3s ind es
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owiipemaan3s - 3' ind es
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wiipemaad3s - 3' conj es
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waapemaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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wiipem2s - 3 imp es
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Indaanis gii-mawiwan iniw ogozisensan ezhi-wiipemaad.

My daughter's little son was crying so she laid down with him.
 rg
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Owiipemaan iniw omishoomisan.

He's sleeping with his grandfather.
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Owiipemaan odooshkabinoojiiyensiman.

She sleeps with her new-born baby.
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Reduplicated Form: waawiipem

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

wiipem vta sleep with h/
(reciprocal) wiipendiwag vai they sleep with each other (derived noun) wiipemaagan na a sleeping partner

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