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maadandan vti gh
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start eating, start chewing it

Paired with: maadam vta



nimaadandaan 1s - 0s ind; omaadandaan 3s - 0s ind; maadandang 3s - 0 conj; mayaadandang 3s - 0 ch-conj; maadandan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /maadand-/

nimaadandaan1s - 0s ind gh
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omaadandaan3s - 0s ind gh
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maadandang3s - 0 conj gh
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mayaadandang3s - 0 ch-conj gh
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maadandan2s - 0 imp gh
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maadandan /maadand-/: /maad-/
start, move off
; /-and/
act on it by mouth or teeth, eat it

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

maadandan vti start eating, start chewing it
(detransitive) maadanjige vai s/he starts eating, starts chewing

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