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gaachimotaage vai

s/he is fussy and weepy over someone



ningaachimotaage 1s ind; gaachimotaage 3s ind; gaachimotaaged 3s conj; gayaachimotaaged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /gaachimotaage-/

gaachimotaage /gaachimotaage-/: /gaachimotaw-/ stem of gaachimotaw vta ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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Word Family

gaachimo vai s/he is tearful, is almost crying, cries easily, is fussy
(verb of addiction) gaachimoshki vai s/he is always crying, is a crybaby (applicative) gaachimotaw vta be fussy and weepy over h/
(detransitive) gaachimotaage vai s/he is fussy and weepy over someone

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