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ᒋᔅᒋᓄᐧᐋᒋᐧᔐᐤ S

chischinuwaachishweu

vta stem: sw/shw

s/he circumcises him/her, s/he cuts a mark on him/her/it (anim)

il/elle la/le circoncit; il/elle coupe une marque sur elle/lui

circumcise ( S:1)

cut (N:125 S:91)

mark (N:34 S:23)

circoncire (N:1 S:1)

couper (N:161 S:240)

marque (N:15 S:21)

ᐁ ᑲᑳᔖᔨᒡ ᒉᐧᑳᔫ ᐁ ᐋᐸᒋᐦᑖᑦ (N:117 S:164)
action by blade

-shweu (S) (final (vta)) ( S:89)
by blade, cut

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ᒋᔅᒋᓄᐧᐋᒋᔕᒻ chischinuwaachisham [vti]
S s/he cuts a mark on it