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akandoo vai es
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s/he lies in wait, ambushes, posts for game (using a hunting stand or blind)

See also: danakandoo vai



nindakandoo 1s ind; indakandoo 1s ind; akandoo 3s ind; akandood 3s conj; ekandood 3s ch-conj; Stem: /akandoo-/

nindakandoo1s ind nj
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indakandoo1s ind es
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akandoo 3s ind nj
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es
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akandood3s conj nj
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es
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ekandood3s ch-conj nj
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es
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gii'-akandoo3s ind pst nj
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gii-akandoo3s ind pst es
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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

akandoo vai s/he lies in wait, ambushes, posts for game (using a hunting stand or blind)
(derived noun) akandoowin ni a place to lie in wait: a hunting stand or scaffold, a blind akandoowaagan ni a hunting stand or scaffold, a blind

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