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naada'amaw vta es
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go get (it) by boat for h/



ninaada'amawaa 1s - 3s ind; ninaada'amowaa 1s - 3s ind; onaada'amawaan 3s - 3' ind; onaada'amowaan 3s - 3' ind; naada'amawaad 3s - 3' conj; naada'amowaad 3s - 3' conj; naada'amaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /naada'amaw-/

ninaada'amawaa1s - 3s ind nj
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ninaada'amowaa1s - 3s ind es
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onaada'amawaan3s - 3' ind nj
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onaada'amowaan3s - 3' ind es
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naada'amawaad3s - 3' conj nj
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naada'amowaad3s - 3' conj es
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naada'amaw2s - 3 imp es
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naada'amaw /naada'amaw-/: /naada'-/ stem of naada'an vti ; /-amaw/
do it for h/

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

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Word Family

naada'an vti go get it by using something, go get it (by boat)
(detransitive) naada'ige vai s/he goes get (things) by boat (benefactive) naada'amaw vta go get (it) by boat for h/

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