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bakwezhigaazo vai

s/he has a piece cut off h/, "they" cut a piece off h/



bakwezhigaazo 3s ind; bakwezhigaazod 3s conj; bekwezhigaazod 3s ch-conj; Stem: /bakwezhigaazo-/

bakwezhigaazo /bakwezhigaazo-/: /bakwezh-/ stem of bakwezhan vti ; /-gaazo/
h/ undergoes action (by someone)

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Word Family

bakwezhan vti cut a piece off it
bakwezhige vai s/he cuts pieces off something (benefactive) bakwezhamaw vta cut (it) a piece off for h/ (verb of undergoing) bakwezhigaade vii it has a piece cut off it, "they" cut a piece off it (verb of undergoing) bakwezhigaazo vai s/he has a piece cut off h/, "they" cut a piece off h/ bakwezhigan na
  1. bread, bannock
  2. flour
(verb of making) bakwezhiganike vai s/he makes bread, [N] makes bannock
(derived noun) bakwezhiganikewin ni bannock-making, bread-making

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