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aanikanootaw vta gh
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translate, interpret (for) h/

Paired with: aanikanootan vti



indaanikanootawaa 1s - 3s ind; nindaanikanootawaa 1s - 3s ind; nidaanikanootawaa 1s - 3s ind; odaanikanootawaan 3s - 3' ind; aanikanootawaad 3s - 3' conj; ayaanikanootawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; aanikanootaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /aanikanootaw-/

indaanikanootawaa1s - 3s ind gh
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odaanikanootawaan3s - 3' ind gh
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aanikanootawaad3s - 3' conj gh
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aanikanootaw 2s - 3 imp gh
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Reduplicated Form: aayaanikanootaw

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

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Word Family

aanikanootaw vta translate, interpret (for) h/
(detransitive) aanikanootaage vai s/he translates, interprets (for) people (reciprocal) aanikanootaadiwag vai they translate for each other (reflexive) aanikanootaadizo vai s/he translates for h/ self

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