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adaam vta es
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buy (it) from h/



indadaamaa 1s - 3s ind; nindadaamaa 1s - 3s ind; nidadaamaa 1s - 3s ind; odadaamaan 3s - 3' ind; adaamaad 3s - 3' conj; edaamaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; adaam 2s - 0' imp; Stem: /adaam-/

indadaamaa1s - 3s ind es
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odadaamaan3s - 3' ind es
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adaamaad3s - 3' conj es
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edaamaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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adaam2s - 0' imp es
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Giwii-adaam ina.

Are you going to buy it from me?
 es
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Ingii-adaamaa ditibidaabaanan gaa-ayaad.

I bought a wagon from him.
 es
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Reduplicated Form: ayadaam

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

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

Word Family

adaam vta buy (it) from h/
(reciprocal) adaandiwag vai they buy (it) from each other

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