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/-n/ final

 
see it; shoot it
 
Type:
final
Subtypes:
vti
bichinan vti shoot it accidentally
bishkonan vti shoot at it and miss
biigizawinam vai2 s/he has blurry vision
biigizawinan vti see it indistinctly, see it as blurry
gagiibaazinam vai2 s/he visualizes crazy things, hallucinates
izhinam vai2 s/he has a certain dream or vision, thinks s/he sees something a certain way
izhinan vti see, perceive it a certain way
mayaginan vti see it as strange or different
miikonan vti shoot and hit it
nagazinan vti be used to the sight of it
nisidawinan vti recognize it (by sight)

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