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maadawinzo vai

s/he starts to pick berries



nimaadawinz 1s ind; maadawinzo 3s ind; maadawinzod 3s conj; maadawinzon 2s imp; Stem: /maadawinzo-/

maadawinzo /maadawinzo-/: /maad-/
start, move off
; /-awinzo/
s/he picks berries

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Related Words

PICK BERRIES
andawawinzo vai s/he goes to look for berries to pick
aagawinzo vai s/he conceals the source of berries being picked
danawinzo vai s/he picks berries in a certain place
gaadawinzo vai s/he hides berries being picked
jaagawinzo vai s/he picks all the berries, picks over an area of berries
maadawinzo vai s/he starts to pick berries
nanaandawawinzo vai s/he looks all over for berries to pick

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