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gaajisidoon vti2 nj
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put it somewhere hidden

Paired with: gaajishim vta



ningaajisidoon 1s - 0s ind; ogaajisidoon 3s - 0s ind; gaajisidood 3s - 0 conj; gaajisidoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /gaajisid-/

ningaajisidoon1s - 0s ind nj
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ogaajisidoon3s - 0s ind nj
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gaajisidood3s - 0 conj nj
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gaajisidoon2s - 0 imp nj
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ogii-kaajisidoon3s - 0s ind pst nj
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Gaawiin nimikanziin mazina'igan. Ganabaj awiya ogii-kaajisidoon. 

I can't find the document. I think somebody put it someplace else.
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gaajisidoon /gaajisid-/: /gaad-/
hidden
; /-sid/
cause it to fall or lie (drop, lay, set, put), impact it (hit, hit against, hit with something)

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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