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oninasabii vai rg
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s/he prepares a net for setting



indooninasabii 1s ind; nindooninasabii 1s ind; nidooninasabii 1s ind; oninasabii ; oninasabiid 3s conj; weninasabiid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /oninasabii-/

indooninasabii1s ind es
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es
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nindooninasabii1s ind rg
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oninasabii es
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rg
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oninasabiid3s conj es
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rg
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weninasabiid3s ch-conj es
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oninasabii /oninasabii-/: /onin-/ stem of onin vta ; /-asaby-/
net
; /-e/
[incorporating]

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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