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nagadamaw vta es
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leave (it) behind for h/



ninagadamawaa 1s - 3s ind; ninagadamowaa 1s - 3s ind; onagadamawaan 3s - 3' ind; onagadamowaan 3s - 3' ind; nagadamawaad 3s - 3' conj; nagadamowaad 3s - 3' conj; negadamawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; negadamowaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; nagadamaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /nagadamaw-/

ninagadamowaa1s - 3s ind es
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onagadamowaan3s - 3' ind es
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nagadamowaad3s - 3' conj es
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negadamowaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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nagadamaw2s - 3 imp es
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Giishpin noomag wii-ondendiyin, indaga nagadamaw zhooniyaansan awe gidikwem.

If you're going to be gone for a while, leave some money for your wife.
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nagadamaw /nagadamaw-/: /nagad-/ stem of nagadan vti ; /-amaw/
do it for h/

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

nagadan vti leave it behind; abandon, outstrip it
(benefactive) nagadamaw vta leave (it) behind for h/ (verb of undergoing) nagajigaade vii it is left behind (by someone), "they" leave it behind

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