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maada'ige vai nj
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s/he scrapes hides



nimaada'ige 1s ind; maada'ige 3s ind; maada'iged 3s conj; maada'igeyaan 1s conj; Stem: /maada'ige-/

nimaada'ige1s ind nj
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maada'ige3s ind nj
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maada'iged3s conj nj
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maada'igeyaan1s conj nj
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maada'ige /maada'ige-/: /maada'-/ stem of maada'an vti ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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Word Family

maada'an vti scrape the hair and fat from it (a skin)
(detransitive) maada'ige vai s/he scrapes hides (derived noun) maada'igan ni a hide scraper (for removing hair); a hide scraper, a flesher

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