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gimoodim vta es
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steal from h/



ingimoodimaa 1s - 3s ind; ningimoodimaa 1s - 3s ind; nigimoodimaa 1s - 3s ind; ogimoodimaan 3s - 3' ind; gimoodimaad 3s - 3' conj; gemoodimaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; gimoodim 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /gimoodim-/

nigimoodimaa1s - 3s ind es
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ogimoodimaan3s - 3' ind es
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gimoodimaad3s - 3' conj es
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gemoodimaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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gimoodim 2s - 3 imp es
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ogii-kimoodimaan3s - 3' ind es
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Ingii-kimoodimig injiimaanim.

He stole my boat.
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Ingii-kimoodimaa odoodaabaan.

I stole his car from him.
 es
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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

gimoodi vai s/he steals
gimoodin vai + o (verb of addiction) gimoodishki vai s/he is a thief
(derived noun) gimoodishk na a thief
(derived noun) gimoodiwin ni stealing, theft; a stolen item, loot (applicative) gimoodim vta steal from h/
(reciprocal) gimoodindiwag vai they steal from each other
(applicative) gimoodim vta steal from h/
(reciprocal) gimoodindiwag vai they steal from each other

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