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aazhawaandawe vai es
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s/he climbs across



indaazhawaandawe 1s ind; nindaazhawaandawe 1s ind; nidaazhawaandawe 1s ind; niyaazhawaandawe 1s ind; aazhawaandawe 3s ind; aazhawaandawed 3s conj; ayaazhawaandawed 3s ch-conj; aazhawaandawen 2s imp; aazhawaandawedaa 21p imp; Stem: /aazhawaandawe-/

nindaazhawaandawe1s ind nj
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niyaazhawaandawe1s ind es
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aazhawaandawe3s ind nj
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es
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aazhawaandawed3s conj nj
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es
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ayaazhawaandawed3s ch-conj nj
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aazhawaandawen2s imp es
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aazhawaandawedaa21p imp nj
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Weweni aazhawaandaweyok.

Walk carefully when you cross on the log.
 nj
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Aazhawaakwii mindimoowenh aazhawaandawed.

The elderly lady walks across the bridge hanging on to the railing.
 nj
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Gego aazhawaandaweken awe mitig. Giga-bakobiise.

Don't walk across on that log. You'll fall in the water.
 nj
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aazhawaandawe /aazhawaandawe-/: /aazhaw-/
across
; /-aandawe/
s/he climbs

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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