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wiisagishkaw vta rg
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hurt h/ (by bumping or kicking)



niwiisagishkawaa 1s - 3s ind; owiisagishkawaan 3s - 3' ind; niwiisagishkaag 3s - 1s ind; wiisagishkawaad 3s - 3' conj; waasagishkawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; wiisagishkaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /wiisagishkaw-/

niwiisagishkawaa1s - 3s ind rg
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owiisagishkawaan3s - 3' ind rg
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es
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niwiisagishkaag3s - 1s ind es
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wiisagishkawaad3s - 3' conj rg
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es
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waasagishkawaad3s - 3' ch-conj rg
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wiisagishkaw2s - 3 imp rg
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Ogii-wiisagishkawaan oshiimeyan gii-apabaanaad.

He hurt his little brother when he sat on him.
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wiisagishkaw /wiisagishkaw-/: /wiisag-/
in pain, hurting, bitter
; /-shkaw/
act on h/ by foot or body

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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

wiisagishkaw vta hurt h/ (by bumping or kicking)
(reciprocal) wiisagishkodaadiwag vai they hurt each other (by bumping)

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