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nagamon ni es
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a song



nagamon sg; nagamonan pl; nagamonens dim; Stem: /nagamon-/

nagamon sg es
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nagamonan pl es
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Bakaan gaye wiin odina'aan iwe nagamon gaa-noondang.

He sings that song different from the way he heard it.
 es
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Dakoosin nagamon.

It is a short song.
 es
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Wiineta go wiin ogii-ozhitoon 'iw nagamon.

He composed that song by himself.
 es
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nagamon /nagamon-/: /nagamo-/ stem of nagamo vai ; /-n/
[nominalizer]

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Word Family

nagamo vai s/he sings
(verb of pretending) nagamokaazo vai s/he pretends to sing (applicative) nagamotaw vta sing to h/
(reciprocal) nagamotaadiwag vai they sing to each other
(derived noun) nagamon ni a song (derived noun) nagamowin ni singing; a song

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