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maajiishkaa vii gh
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it starts to move

Paired with: maajiishkaa vai



maajiishkaa 0s ind; maajiishkaag 0s conj; mayaajiishkaag 0s ch-conj; maajiishkaamagad 0s aug ind; Stem: /maajiishkaa-/

maajiishkaa0s ind es
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maajiishkaag0s conj es
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gh
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mayaajiishkaag0s ch-conj gh
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maajiishkaamagad0s aug ind es
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gh
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Mii 'iw zhigwa maajiishkaamagak iwe odaabaan waa-niisaakiiwebideg.

Now that car is beginning to move that's going to be rolling down the hill.
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maajiishkaa /maajiishkaa-/: /maajii-/
start, start off, start moving
; /-shkaa/
it moves, goes, happens

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Word Family

maajiishkaa vii it starts to move
(causative) maajiishkaatoon vti2 start it
maajiishkaachigan ni a starter

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