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maajiishkaatoon vti2 es
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start it

Paired with: maajiishkaa' vta



nimaajiishkaatoon 1s - 0s ind; omaajiishkaatoon 3s - 0s ind; maajiishkaatood 3s - 0 conj; mayaajiishkaatood 3s - 0 ch-conj; maajiishkatoon 3s - 0 imp; Stem: /maajiishkaat-/

nimaajiishkaatoon1s - 0s ind es
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omaajiishkaatoon3s - 0s ind es
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maajiishkaatood3s - 0 conj es
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maajiishkatoon3s - 0 imp es
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Mii 'iw gii-maajiishkaatood iwe zhooshkonige-ataagewin. Endaso-anama'e-giizhik wii-ataadiwag.

She's starting a bingo. They're going to play every week.
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maajiishkaatoon /maajiishkaat-/: /maajiishkaa-/ stem of maajiishkaa vii ; /-t/
cause it to be or to act; make it

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

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

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