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maadaawazh vta es
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start hauling h/ away

Paired with: maadaawadoon vti2



nimaadaawanaag 1s - 3p ind; omaadaawanaan 3s - 3' ind; maadaawanaad 3s - 3' conj; mayaadaaawanaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; maadaawazh 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /maadaawaN-/

nimaadaawanaag1s - 3p ind es
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omaadaawanaan3s - 3' ind es
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maadaawanaad3s - 3' conj es
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maadaawazh2s - 3 imp es
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maadaawazh /maadaawaN-/: /maad-/
start, move off
; /-aawaN/
haul h/

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

maadaawazh vta start hauling h/ away
(reciprocal) maadaawanidiwag vai they start off in a group

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