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miiwanaandam vai es
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s/he can't stand being hungry, can't stay somewhere because of hunger



nimiiwanaandam 1s ind; miiwanaandam 3s ind; miiwanaandang 3s conj; maawanaandang 3s ch-conj; Stem: /miiwanaand-/

nimiiwanaandam1s ind es
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miiwanaandam3s ind es
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miiwanaandang3s conj es
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maawanaandang3s ch-conj es
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miiwanaandam /miiwanaand-/: /miiw-/
keep away from, reject, can't stand
; /-anaand/
hungry

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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