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mamaw vta rg
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take (it) from, pick it up from h/



nimamawaa 1s - 3s ind; nimamaag 3s - 1s ind; gimamoon 1s - 2s ind; gimamawin 1s - 2s ind; gimamaw 2s - 1s ind; omamawaan 3s - 3' ind; mamawaad 3s - 3' conj; memawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; mamaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /mamaw-/

nimamawaa1s - 3s ind gh
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nimamaag3s - 1s ind gh
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gimamoon1s - 2s ind rg
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gimamawin1s - 2s ind gh
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gimamaw2s - 1s ind gh
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omamawaan3s - 3' ind gh
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mamawaad3s - 3' conj gh
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rg
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memawaad3s - 3' ch-conj gh
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mamaw2s - 3 imp gh
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Ogii-minjinawe'aan iniw waasininid gii-o-mamawaad odoonaaganini.

The one eating was put off by her going and taking his plate away from him.
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mamaw /mamaw-/: /mam-/ stem of mamoon vti2 ; /-aw/
do it for h/
Reduplicated Form: mamamaw

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Word Family

mamoon vti2 take it, pick it up
(benefactive) mamaw vta take (it) from, pick it up from h/ (detransitive) mamige vai s/he takes, picks up things (verb of undergoing) mamigaade vii it is taken (by someone), "they" take it, it is picked up (by someone), "they" pick it up (verb of undergoing) mamigaazo vai s/he is taken (by someone), "they" take h/, s/he is picked up (by someone), "they" pick h/ up

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