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gaazootaw vta nj
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hide from h/



ingaazootawaa 1s - 3s ind; ningaazootawaa 1s - 3s ind; nigaazootawaa 1s - 3s ind; ningaazootaag 3s - 1s ind; gigaazootawin 1s - 2s ind; gigaazootaw 2s - 1s ind; ogaazootawaan 3s - 3' ind; gaazootawaad 3s - 3' conj; gayaazootawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; gaazootaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /gaazootaw-/

ningaazootawaa1s - 3s ind nj
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ningaazootaag3s - 1s ind nj
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gigaazootawin1s - 2s ind nj
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gigaazootaw2s - 1s ind nj
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ogaazootawaan3s - 3' ind nj
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gaazootawaad3s - 3' conj nj
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gaazootaw2s - 3 imp nj
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gaazootaw /gaazootaw-/: /gaazo-/ stem of gaazo vai ; /-taw/
act in relation to h/
Reduplicated Form: gaakaazootaw

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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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