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naadazina'iganetamaw vta es
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go get mail for h/; go collect a debt for h/



ninaadazina'iganetamowaa 1s - 3s ind; ninaadazina'iganetamawaa 1s - 3s ind; onaadazina'iganetamowaan 3p - 3' ind; onaadazina'iganetamawaan 3s - 3' ind; naadazina'iganetamowaad 3s - 3' conj; naadazina'iganetamawaad 3s - 3' conj; naadazina'iganetamaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /naadazina'iganetamaw-/

ninaadazina'iganetamowaa1s - 3s ind es
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onaadazina'iganetamowaan3p - 3' ind es
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naadazina'iganetamowaad3s - 3' conj es
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naadazina'iganetamaw2s - 3 imp es
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naadazina'iganetamaw /naadazina'iganetamaw-/: /naadazina'igane-/ stem of naadazina'igane vai ; /-tamaw/
do it for h/

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

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Word Family

naadazina'igane vai s/he goes to get mail
(benefactive) naadazina'iganetamaw vta go get mail for h/; go collect a debt for h/

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