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jiigewe vai rg
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s/he goes along on the shore or edge



injiigewe 1s ind; ninjiigewe 1s ind; nijiigewe 1s ind; jiigewe 3s ind; jiigewed 3s conj; jaagewed 3s ch-conj; Stem: /jiigewe-/

ninjiigewe1s ind es
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jiigewe3s ind rg
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jaagewed3s ch-conj es
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jiigewe /jiigewe-/: /jiigewe-/
go along an edge
; /-e/
[incorporating]
Reduplicated Form: jaajiigewe

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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