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maadizhan vti lw
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start cutting it

Paired with: maadizh vta ; maadizhwi [NI]



nimaadizhaan 1s - 0s ind; nmaadizhaan 1s - 0s ind; omaadizhaan 3s - 0s ind; maadizhang 3s - 0 conj; mayaadizhang 3s - 0 ch-conj; maadizhan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /maadizh-/

nimaadizhaan1s - 0s ind es
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nmaadizhaan1s - 0s ind lw
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omaadizhaan3s - 0s ind es
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lw
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maadizhang3s - 0 conj es
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lw
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mayaadizhang3s - 0 ch-conj gh
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maadizhan2s - 0 imp es
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lw
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Mii gii-maadizhang i'iw babagiwayaaniigin aana-gii-saagitooyaan.

I was being stingy with that fabric but she started cutting it up anyway.
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maadizhan /maadizh-/: /maad-/
start, move off
; /-izh/
cut it; act on it by blade

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

maadizhan vti start cutting it
(detransitive) maadizhige vai s/he starts cutting

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