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maanaatese vii es
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it is a bad movie, is a poor movie



maanaatese 0s ind; maanaateseg 0s conj; maanaatesemagad 0s aug ind; Stem: /maanaatese-/

maanaatese0s ind es
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maanaateseg0s conj es
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Gii-wenda-zhigadendamaan imaa gii-o-namadabiyaan mazinaateseg. Gii-gichi-maanaatesemagad.

I went and got really bored just sitting in that theater because it was a bad movie.
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maanaatese /maanaatese-/: /maaN-/
bad, malformed, poor(ly)
; /-aatese/
it flashes; it is projected, is a movie

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