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nawadandan vti es
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take hold of it in h/ mouth; take a bite of it

Paired with: nawadam vta



ninawadandaan 1s - 0s ind; onawadandaan 3s - 0s ind; nawadandang 3s - 0 conj; newadandang 3s - 0 ch-conj; nawadandan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /nawadand-/

ninawadandaan1s - 0s ind es
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nawadandang3s - 0 conj es
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newadandang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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nawadandan /nawadand-/: /nawad-/
grab, seize, catch
; /-and/
act on it by mouth or teeth, eat it

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

nawadandan vti take hold of it in h/ mouth; take a bite of it
(detransitive) nawadanjige vai s/he takes hold of things in h/ mouth. takes a bite of things

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