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agoodoo vai es
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s/he hangs a snare, sets a snare



indagoodoo 1s ind; nindagoodoo 1s ind; nidagoodoo 1s ind; agoodoo 3s ind; agoodood 3s conj; egoodood 3s ch-conj; Stem: /agoodoo-/

indagoodoo1s ind es
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nindagoodoo1s ind nj
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agoodoo3s ind nj
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agoodood3s conj gh
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es
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lw
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egoodood3s ch-conj gh
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es
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lw
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Mii iwidi gaa-o-dazhi-agoodood, jiigashkosiw.

That's where he goes and hangs snares, by the meadow.
 es
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Waasaakwanjigewag waaboozoog. Mii omaa ge-izhi-agoodooyang.

Rabbits chewed the sticks bare. We'll set our snares here.
 nj
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Reduplicated Form: ayagoodoo

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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