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mamaajiimagad vii es
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it moves



mamaajiimagad 0s ind; mamaajiimagak 0s conj; memaajiimagak 0s ch-conj; Stem: /mamaajiimagad-/

mamaajiimagad0s ind es
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mamaajiimagak0s conj es
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memaajiimagak0s ch-conj es
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Gego baashkizangen gegoo gaa-mamaajiimagak. Akawe weweni ando-gikendan jibwaa-baashkizaman.

Don't just shoot at anything that moves. Make sure you find out what it is before you fire at it.
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mamaajiimagad /mamaajiimagad-/: /mamaajii-/ stem of mamaajii vai ; /-magad/
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