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gawanaandam vai2 gh
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s/he starves, is starving



ingawanaandam 1s ind; ningawanaandam 1s ind; nigawanaandam 1s ind; gawanaandam 3s ind; gawanaandang 3s conj; gewanaandang 3s ch-conj; Stem: /gawanaand+am-/

ingawanaandam1s ind gh
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nigawanaandam1s ind es
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gawanaandam 3s ind es
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lsa
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gh
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gawanaandang3s conj es
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gh
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gewanaandang3s ch-conj es
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gh
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gii-kawanaandam3s ind pst es
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gh
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Gichi-bakadeyaan naa gegaa naa ingii-kawanaandam.

I was so hungry I almost starved.
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gawanaandam /gawanaand+am-/: /gaw-/
prostrate, down and over, overturned
; /-anaand/
hungry

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