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maadagindan vti gh
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start counting, reading it

Paired with: maadagim vta



nimaadagindaan 1s - 0s ind; omaadagindaan 3s - 0s ind; maadagindang 3s - 0 conj; mayaadagindang 3s - 0 ch-conj; maadagindan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /maadagind-/

nimaadagindaan1s - 0s ind gh
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omaadagindaan3s - 0s ind gh
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maadagindang3s - 0 conj gh
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mayaadagindang3s - 0 ch-conj gh
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maadagindan2s - 0 imp gh
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maadagindan /maadagind-/: /maad-/
start, move off
; /-agind/
count, read it

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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

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