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gwayakobatoo vai es
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s/he runs straight



nigwayakobatoo 1s ind; gwayakobatoo 3s ind; gwayakobatood 3s conj; gweyakobatood 3s ch-conj; gwayakobatoon 2s imp; Stem: /gwayakobatoo-/

nigwayakobatoo1s ind es
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gwayakobatoo3s ind es
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gwayakobatood3s conj es
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gweyakobatood3s ch-conj es
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gwayakobatoon2s imp es
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gii-kwayakobatoo3s ind pst es
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gwayakobatoo /gwayakobatoo-/: /gwayakw-/
straight, correct
; /-batoo/
s/he runs, moves fast

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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