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naadoobii vai gh
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s/he goes to get water or other liquid; s/he gathers sap



ninaadoobii 1s ind; naadoobii 3s ind; naadoobiid 3s conj; nayaadoobiid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /naadoobii-/

ninaadoobii1s ind gh
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lw
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es
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naadoobii3s ind gh
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lw
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es
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naadoobiid3s conj gh
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lw
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lw
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nayaadoobiid3s ch-conj gh
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gh
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Atoobaaning ngii-siiginaamin i'iw ozhiga'iganaaboo gii-naadoobiiyaan ani-onaagoshig.

We poured the sugar water into the tank when we gathered the sap in the evening.
 rg
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Ani-onaagoshig nimaamaa ingii-igonaan, "Ambe naadoobiig."

Towards evening my mother said to us, "Go on, haul sap!"
 rg
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Gabaya'ii zhigwa ondendi awe naadoobiid iwe wiishkobaaboo.

The one getting the sap has been gone a long time.
 es
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naadoobii /naadoobii-/: /naad-/
fetch, go get, approach
; /-ooby-/
liquid
; /-e/
[incorporating]

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