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naada'oodoon vti2 gh
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go get it by using something, go get it (by boat)

Paired with: naada'oozh vta



ninaada'oodoon 1s - 0s ind; onaada'oodoon 3s - 0s ind; naada'oodood 3s - 0 conj; nayaada'oodood 3s - 0 ch-conj; naada'oodoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /naada'ood-/

ninaada'oodoon1s - 0s ind gh
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onaada'oodoon3s - 0s ind gh
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naada'oodood3s - 0 conj gh
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nayaada'oodood3s - 0 ch-conj gh
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naada'oodoon2s - 0 imp gh
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Ogii-naada'oodoon iwe manoominike-jiimaanens gaa-maadaasininig.

He retrieved the ricing boat that drifted out.
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naada'oodoon /naada'ood-/: /naad-/
fetch, go get, approach
; /-a'ood/
move it by medium, move it on the water

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

naada'oodoon vti2 go get it by using something, go get it (by boat)
naada'oodaaso vai s/he goes to haul things by boat

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