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andookome vai es
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[N]

s/he searches for lice or ticks

See also: nandookome vai [S]



ninandookome 1s ind; andookome 3s ind; andookomed 3s conj; endookomed 3s ch-conj; Stem: /andookome-/

ninandookome1s ind nj
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es
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andookome3s ind nj
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es
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andookomed3s conj nj
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es
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endookomed3s ch-conj nj
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es
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andookome /andookome-/: /nandaw-/
seek, look for
; /-kom-/
louse, lice
; /-e/
[incorporating]

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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

andookome vai [N] s/he searches for lice or ticks
(applicative) andookomaazh vta search h/ for lice or ticks
(reflexive) andookomaanidizo vai s/he searches h/ self for lice

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