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gagwaadagitoo vai es
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s/he has a hard time, suffers



ningagwaadagitoo 1s ind; nigagwaadagitoo 1s ind; gagwaadagitoo 3s ind; gagwaadagitood 3s - 0 conj; gegwaadagitood 3s ch-conj; Stem: /gagwaadagitoo-/

ningagwaadagitoo1s ind nj
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nigagwaadagitoo1s ind es
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gagwaadagitoo3s ind nj
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es
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gagwaadagitood3s - 0 conj nj
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es
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gegwaadagitood3s ch-conj es
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gii-kagwaadagitoo3s ind pst nj
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Gagwaadagitoowag igiweg wekaniwaapinewaad.

Those with arthritis have a hard and painful time.
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gagwaadagitoo /gagwaadagitoo-/: /gagwaadag-/
despair, suffer hard times or a loss, grieve
; /-too/
s/he or it (animate) acts, moves, causes
Reduplicated Form: gagagwaadagitoo

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

gagwaadagitoo vai s/he has a hard time, suffers
(derived noun) gagwaadagitoowin ni hard times, suffering

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