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naazitaage vai nj
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s/he goes to where the sound (of them) is, follows their sound



ninaazitaage 1s ind; naazitaage 3s ind; naazitaaged 3s conj; Stem: /naazitaage-/

ninaazitaage1s ind nj
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naazitaage3s ind nj
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naazitaaged3s conj nj
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John naazitaage endazhi-niimi'idiwind.

John follows the sound of the pow-wow.
 nj
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naazitaage /naazitaage-/: /naazitaw-/ stem of naazitaw vta ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

naazitaw vta go to where sound of h/ is
(detransitive) naazitaage vai s/he goes to where the sound (of them) is, follows their sound

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