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dwaa'ibii vai es
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s/he makes a water hole in the ice



nidwaa'ibii 1s ind; nindwaa'ibii 1s ind; nidwaa'ibii 1s ind; dwaa'ibii 3s ind; dwaa'ibiid 3s conj; dwayaa'ibiid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /dwaa'ibii-/

nidwaa'ibii1s ind es
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dwaa'ibii3s ind es
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dwaa'ibiid3s conj es
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gii-twaa'ibii ind pst es
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Akawe inga-o-dwaa'ibii jibwaa-inaabiiginagwaa indayag ji-o-mina'agwaa.

I've got to go cut a hole in the ice before I lead my horses down to the lake to go water them.
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Word Family

dwaa'ibii vai s/he makes a water hole in the ice
(derived noun) dwaa'ibaan ni a hole made in the ice for water

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