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gagwejichige vai es
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s/he tries things, practices



ingagwejichige 1s ind; ningagwejichige 1s ind; nigagwejichige 1s ind; gagwejichige 3s ind; gagwejichiged 3s conj; gegwejichiged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /gagwejichige-/

nigagwejichige1s ind es
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gagwejichige 3s ind es
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gagwejichiged3s conj es
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gegwejichiged3s ch-conj es
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gii-kagwejichige3s ind pst es
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Giishpin gikendanziwan waa-izhichigeyan, gidaa-gagwejichige.

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gagwejichige /gagwejichige-/: /gagwejit-/ stem of gagwejitoon vti2 ; /-ge/
h/ acts (on an unspecified object)

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

gagwejitoon vti2 try, test it
(detransitive) gagwejichige vai s/he tries things, practices

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