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maadagindaaso vai gh
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s/he starts counting, starts reading



nimaadagindaas 1s ind; maadagindaaso 3s ind; maadagindaasod 3s conj; mayaadagindaasod 3s ch-conj; Stem: /maadagindaaso-/

nimaadagindaas1s ind gh
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maadagindaaso3s ind gh
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maadagindaasod3s conj gh
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mayaadagindaasod3s ch-conj gh
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maadagindaaso /maadagindaaso-/: /maad-/
start, move off
; /-agindaaso/
count

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

maadagindan vti start counting, reading it
(detransitive) maadagindaaso vai s/he starts counting, starts reading

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