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agoodinasabii vai es
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s/he hangs up the net



indagoodinasabii 1s ind; nindagoodinasabii 1s ind; agoodinasabii 3s ind; agoodinasabiid 3s conj; egoodinasabiid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /agoodinasabii-/

indagoodinasabii1s ind es
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nindagoodinasabii1s ind rg
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agoodinasabii3s ind es
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rg
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agoodinasabiid3s conj es
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rg
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egoodinasabiid3s ch-conj es
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rg
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agoodinasabiin2s imp es
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rg
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Niinawind iko nimisenyiban ingii-agoodinasabiimin.

It was my older sister and me who used to dry the nets.
 rg
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Dadaatabiiwag igiw egoodinasabiiwaad.

The ones hanging the net up are fast.
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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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