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moo' vta es
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make h/ cry



nimoo'aa 1s - 3s ind; nimoo'ig 3s - 1s ind; gimoo'in 1s - 2s ind; gimoo' 2s - 1s ind; omoo'aan 3s - 3' ind; moo'aa X - 3s ind; moo'aad 3s - 3' conj; mwaa'aad 3s - 3' ch-conj; moo' 2s - 3 imp; gego moo'aaken 2s - 3 imp prohib; Stem: /moo'-/

nimoo'aa1s - 3s ind nj
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nimoo'ig3s - 1s ind nj
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gimoo'in1s - 2s ind nj
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gimoo'2s - 1s ind nj
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omoo'aan3s - 3' ind nj
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es
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moo'aaX - 3s ind nj
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moo'aad3s - 3' conj nj
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es
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mwaa'aad3s - 3' ch-conj gh
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moo'2s - 3 imp es
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gego moo'aaken2s - 3 imp prohib nj
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es
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ogii-moo'aan3s - 3' ind pst es
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Onjida ogii-moo'aan iniwen oshiimenyan.

He deliberately made his little sister cry.
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Giishpin apane miikindizid da-moo'aa wiiba.

If he keeps teasing like that, he'll be made to cry soon.
 nj
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Gego miigaanaaken gijiimens. Giga-moo'aa.

Don't fight your little sibling. You're going to make h/ cry.
 nj
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moo' /moo'-/: /mawi-/ stem of mawi vai ; /-'/
cause h/ or it (animate) to be or to act 

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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

mawi vai s/he cries, weeps
(causative) moo' vta make h/ cry (verb of pretending) mawikaazo vai s/he pretends to cry (verb of pretending) mawiikaazo vai s/he pretends to cry (verb of addiction) mawishki vai s/he is always crying, is a crybaby mawiinsiwi vai s/he cries a little (applicative) mawim vta cry for h/ (applicative) mawindan vti cry after it, cry for it (something going away or missing)
(benefactive) mawindamaw vta cry for something of h/
(detransitive) mawindamaage vai s/he cries for something (that someone has)

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