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andomoozwe vai nj
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s/he hunts for moose



ninandomoozwe 1s ind; andomoozwe 3s ind; andomoozwed 3s conj; endomoozwed 3s ch-conj; andomoozwen 2s imp; andomoozweyok 2p imp; andomoozwedaa 21p imp; Stem: /(n)andomoozwe-/

ninandomoozwe1s ind nj
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andomoozwe3s ind nj
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andomoozwed3s conj nj
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andomoozwen2s imp nj
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andomoozweyok2p imp nj
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andomoozwedaa21p imp nj
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Andomoozwedaa 'iwidi gaa-izhi-dabasaakweyaag.

Let's go look for moose where the brush is low.
 nj
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andomoozwe /(n)andomoozwe-/: /nandw-/
seek
; /-moozw-/
moose
; /-e/
[incorporating]

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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