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animibatoo vai gj
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s/he runs away (in the other direction)



nindanimibatoo 1s ind; animibatoo 3s ind; animibatood 3s conj; enimibatood 3s ch-conj; animibatoon 2s imp; Stem: /animibatoo-/

animibatoo3s ind es
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gj
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animibatood3s conj es
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gj
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enimibatood3s ch-conj es
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gj
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animibatoon2s imp gj
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Ogidaagonag iwidi animibatoo aw zhingos.

The weasel runs away on top of the snow.
 es
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Mooz animibatoo. Jiigaakwaang ani-apatoo.

A moose is running away. He's running along the edge of the trees.
 nj
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animibatoo /animibatoo-/: /anim-/
away in the other direction
; /-batoo/
s/he runs, moves fast

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Word Family

animibatoo vai s/he runs away (in the other direction)
(applicative) animibatwaadan vti run away (in the other direction) with it (applicative) animibatwaazh vta run away (in the other direction) with h/

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