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maajiboodoon vti2 gh
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start sawing, start filing it

Paired with: maajiboozh vta



nimaajiboodoon 1s - 0s ind; omaajiboodoon 3s - 0s ind; maajiboodood 3s - 0 conj; mayaajiboodood 3s - 3 ch-conj; maajiboodoon 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /maajibood-/

nimaajiboodoon1s - 0s ind gh
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maajiboodood3s - 0 conj gh
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mayaajiboodood3s - 3 ch-conj gh
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maajiboodoon2s - 3 imp gh
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maajiboodoon /maajibood-/: /maad-/
start, move off
; /-bood/
act on it by sawing, abrading

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Word Family

maajiboodoon vti2 start sawing, start filing it
(detransitive) maajiboojige vai s/he starts to saw, starts to file things

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