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bakwezhamaw vta es
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cut (it) a piece off for h/



imbakwezhamawaa 1s - 3s ind; nibakwezhamowaa 1s - 3s ind; obakwezhamawaan 3s - 3' ind; obakwezhamowaan 3s - 3' ind; bakwezhamawaad 3s - 3' conj; bakwezhamowaad 3s - 3' conj; bekwezhamawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; bekwezhamowaad 3p - 3' ch-conj; bakwezhamaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /bakwezhamaw-/

imbakwezhamawaa1s - 3s ind gh
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nibakwezhamowaa1s - 3s ind es
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obakwezhamawaan3s - 3' ind gh
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obakwezhamowaan3s - 3' ind es
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bakwezhamawaad3s - 3' conj gh
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bakwezhamowaad3s - 3' conj es
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bekwezhamawaad3s - 3' ch-conj gh
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bekwezhamowaad3p - 3' ch-conj es
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bakwezhamaw2s - 3 imp gh
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bakwezhamaw /bakwezhamaw-/: /bakwezh-/ stem of bakwezhan vti ; /-amaw/
do it for h/

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

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Word Family

bakwezhan vti cut a piece off it
(detransitive) bakwezhige vai s/he cuts pieces off something (benefactive) bakwezhamaw vta cut (it) a piece off for h/ (verb of undergoing) bakwezhigaade vii it has a piece cut off it, "they" cut a piece off it (verb of undergoing) bakwezhigaazo vai s/he or it (animate) has a piece cut off (by someone), "they" cut a piece off h/ or it (animate) bakwezhigan na
  1. bread, bannock
  2. flour
bakwezhigaans na a cookie, a cracker, a roll (verb of making) bakwezhiganike vai s/he makes bread, [N] makes bannock
(derived noun) bakwezhiganikewin ni bannock-making, bread-making (benefactive) bakwezhiganikaw vta make bannock for h/
(derived noun) bakwezhiganikaan na [BL] bannock

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