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madaabiiwijige vai

s/he takes, carries things down to the shore



nimadaabiiwijige 1s ind; madaabiiwijige 3s ind; madaabiiwijiged 3s conj; medaabiiwijiged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /madaabiiwijige-/

madaabiiwijige /madaabiiwijige-/: /madaabiiwid-/ stem of madaabiiwidoon vti2 ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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Word Family

madaabiiwidoon vti2 take, carry it down to the shore
(benefactive) madaabiiwidamaw vta take, carry (it) down to the shore for h/ (detransitive) madaabiiwijige vai s/he takes, carries things down to the shore (verb of undergoing) madaabiiwijigaade vii it is taken, carried down to the shore (by someone), "they" take, carry it down to the shore (verb of undergoing) madaabiiwijigaazo vai s/he is taken, carried down to the shore (by someone), "they" take, carry h/ down to the shore

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