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maajiiba'iwe vai lw
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s/he runs away from someone in fear, flees



nimaajiiba'iwe 1s ind; maajiiba'iwe 3s ind; maajiiba'iwed 3s conj; mayaajiiba'iwed 3s ch-conj; Stem: /maajiiba'iwe-/

nimaajiiba'iwe1s ind lw
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maajiiba'iwe3s ind lw
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maajiiba'iwed3s conj lw
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mayaajiiba'iwed3s ch-conj gh
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maajiiba'iwe /maajiiba'iwe-/: /maajii-/
start, start off, start moving
; /-ba'iwe/
hurry in flight from someone or something

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Word Family

maajiiba' vta start running with, run off with h/
(reciprocal) maajiiba'idiwag vai they start running together, run off together (detransitive) maajiiba'iwe vai s/he runs away from someone in fear, flees
(applicative) maajiiba'iwaazh vta run away from h/ in fear

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