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bootaage vai gh
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s/he stamps things in a mortar (e.g., wild rice)



imbootaage 1s ind; nimbootaage 1s ind; nibootaage 1s ind; bootaage 3s ind; bootaaged 3s conj; bwaataaged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /bootaage-/

imbootaage1s ind gh
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bootaage3s ind gh
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bootaaged3s conj gh
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bwaataaged3s ch-conj gh
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gii-pootaage3s ind pst gh
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Reduplicated Form: baabootaage

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Word Family

bootaage vai s/he stamps things in a mortar (e.g., wild rice)
(applicative) bootaagaadan vti stamp it in a mortar (derived noun) bootaagan na [ML] a mortar for wild rice (verb of making) bootaaganike vai s/he makes a mortar for rice

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