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gaazo vai gh
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s/he hides h/ self



ingaaz 1s ind; ningaaz 1s ind; nigaaz 1s ind; gaazo 3s ind; gaazod 3s conj; gayaazod 3s ch-conj; gaazon 2s imp; Stem: /gaazo-/

ingaaz1s ind lw
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gaazo3s ind nj
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gh
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gaazod3s conj lw
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nj
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gayaazod3s ch-conj gh
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gaazon2s imp nj
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gii-kaazo3s ind pst nj
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Awasaatig iwidi owi-gaazon.

Go hide on the other side of the tree.
 es
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Anaamaya'ii imaa adoopowining ingii-kaazomin.

We hid under the table.
 gh
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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

gaazo vai s/he hides h/ self
(applicative) gaazootaw vta hide from h/
(detransitive) gaazootaage vai s/he hides (from people) (reciprocal) gaazootaadiwag vai they hide from each other; they play hide and seek

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