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nagazh vta nj
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leave h/ behind; abandon, outstrip h/

Paired with: nagadan vti



ninaganaa 1s - 3s ind; ninaganig 3s - 1s ind; ninaganigoo X - 1s ind; ginaganin 1s - 2s ind; ginagazh 2s - 1s ind; onaganaan 3s - 3' ind; naganaa X - 3s ind; naganaad 3s - 3' conj; neganaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; nagazh 2s - 3 imp; gego naganaaken 2s - 3s imp prohib; Stem: /nagaN-/

ninaganaa1s - 3s ind es
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ninaganig3s - 1s ind nj
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ninaganigooX - 1s ind nj
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ginaganin1s - 2s ind nj
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ginagazh2s - 1s ind nj
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onaganaan3s - 3' ind es
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naganaaX - 3s ind nj
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naganaad3s - 3' conj es
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neganaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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nagazh2s - 3 imp es
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gego naganaaken2s - 3s imp prohib es
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ogii'-naganaan3s - 3' ind pst nj
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Gii-tajisewag ogo gaa-naganindwaa.

The ones left behind were late.
 es
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Ogii-miiwi'aan iniw odikweman gaa-onji-naganigod.

He drove his woman away -- that's why she left him.
 es
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Gakina ogii'-ombwewebinaa' nindakikoo' gii-naganag 'a gwiiwizenzhish.

When I left that naughty little boy alone, he threw all my pots and pans in disorder.
 nj
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Weweni bamenim igiweg awakaanag neganindwaa.

Take good care of those animals they left behind.
 es
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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

nagazh vta leave h/ behind; abandon, outstrip h/
(detransitive) nagazhiwe vai s/he leaves people behind, abandons people

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