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maajiboojige vai gh
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s/he starts to saw, starts to file things



nimaajiboojige 1s ind; maajiboojige 3s ind; maajiboojiged 3s conj; mayaajiboojiged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /maajiboojige-/

nimaajiboojige1s ind gh
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maajiboojige3s ind gh
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maajiboojiged3s conj gh
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mayaajiboojiged3s ch-conj gh
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maajiboojige /maajiboojige-/: /maajibood-/ stem of maajiboodoon vti2 ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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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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