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ikodaabaazh vta es
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drag h/ out of the way

Paired with: ikodaabaadan vti



indikodaabaanaa 1s - 3s ind; odikodaabaanaan 3s - 3' ind; ikodaabaanaad 3s - 3' conj; ekodaabaanaad 3s ch-conj; ikodaabaazh 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /ikodaabaaN-/

indikodaabaanaa1s - 3s ind es
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odikodaabaanaan3s - 3' ind es
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ikodaabaanaad3s - 3' conj es
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ekodaabaanaad3s ch-conj es
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ikodaabaazh2s - 3 imp es
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Indaga ikodaabaazh awe gebaakoshing.

Please drag that [log] that's blocking the road out of the way.
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ikodaabaazh /ikodaabaaN-/: /ikw-/
higher, out of the way, aside
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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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