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ziigwebinigaade vii es
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it is spilled, poured out, dumped out (by someone), "they" spill it, pour it out, dump it out



ziigwebinigaade 0s ind; ziigwebinigaadeg 0s conj; zaagwebinigaadeg 0s ch-conj; Stem: /ziigwebinigaade-/

ziigwebinigaade0s ind es
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gii-siigwebinigaade0s ind es
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ziigwebinigaade /ziigwebinigaade-/: /ziigwebin-/ stem of ziigwebinan vti ; /-gaade/
it undergoes action (by someone)

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Word Family

ziigwebinan vti spill it, pour it out, dump it out
(detransitive) ziigwebinige vai s/he spills things, pours things out, dumps things out (verb of undergoing) ziigwebinigaade vii it is spilled, poured out, dumped out (by someone), "they" spill it, pour it out, dump it out (verb of undergoing) ziigwebinigaazo vai it (animate) is spilled, poured out, dumped out, "they" spill it, pour it out, dump it out (derived noun) ziigwebinigan ni something dumped out: slop, garbage, trash; a dump

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