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aapidagoozi vai es
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s/he is perched up above and can't get down



niyaapidagooz 1s ind; aapidagoozi 3s ind; aapidagoozid 3s conj; ayaapidagoozid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /aapidagoozi-/

niyaapidagooz1s ind es
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aapidagoozi3s ind es
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aapidagoozid3s conj es
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Gii-aapidagoozi a'awe giiwosewinini gii-akwaandawed imaa odakandoowaaganing.

The hunter climbed up on his scaffold and got stuck up there.
 es
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aapidagoozi /aapidagoozi-/: /aapid-/
permanent, complete
; /-agoozi/
s/he is perched up above

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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