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onjiwidoon vti2 es
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take, carry it from a certain place

Paired with: onjiwizh vta



indoonjiwidoon 1s - 0s ind; nindoonjiwidoon 1s - 0s ind; nidoonjiwidoon 1s - 0s ind; odoonjiwidoon 3s - 0s ind; onjiwidood 3s - 0 conj; wenjiwidood 3s - 0 ch-conj; onjiwidoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /onjiwid-/

indoonjiwidoon1s - 0s ind es
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odoonjiwidoon3s - 0s ind es
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onjiwidood3s - 0 conj es
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wenjiwidood3s - 0 ch-conj es
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onjiwidoon 2s - 0 imp es
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onjiwidoon /onjiwid-/: /ond-/
from a certain place, for a certain reason
; /-wid/
convey, carry it

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

onjiwidoon vti2 take, carry it from a certain place
(detransitive) onjiwijige vai s/he takes, carries things from a certain place (verb of undergoing) onjiwijigaade vii it is carried from a certain place (by someone), "they" carry it from a certain place (verb of undergoing) onjiwijigaazo vai s/he is carried from a certain place (by someone), "they" carry h/ from a certain place

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