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maadaajimotaw vta gh
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start telling (it) to h/



nimaadaajimotawaa 1s - 3s ind; nimaadaajimotaag 3s - 1s ind; omaadaajimotawaan 3s - 3' ind; maadaajimotawaad 3s - 3' conj; mayaadaajimotawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; maadaajimotaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /maadaajimotaw-/

nimaadaajimotawaa1s - 3s ind es
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gh
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nimaadaajimotaag3s - 1s ind es
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omaadaajimotawaan3s - 3' ind gh
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maadaajimotawaad3s - 3' conj es
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gh
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mayaadaajimotawaad3s - 3' ch-conj gh
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maadaajimotaw2s - 3 imp gh
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maadaajimotaw /maadaajimotaw-/: /maadaajimo-/ stem of maadaajimo vai ; /-taw/
act in relation to h/

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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

maadaajimo vai s/he starts to tell
(applicative) maadaajimotaw vta start telling (it) to h/

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