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nawadinan vti es
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grab, seize it

Paired with: nawadin vta



ninawadinaan 1s - 0s ind; onawadinaan 3s - 0s ind; nawadinang 3s - 0 conj; newadinang 3s - 0 ch-conj; nawadinan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /nawadin-/

ninawadinaan1s - 0s ind es
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onawadinaan3s - 0s ind es
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nawadinang3s - 0 conj es
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newadinang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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nawadinan 2s - 0 imp es
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gaawiin onawadinanziin3s - 0s ind neg es
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nawadinan /nawadin-/: /nawad-/
grab, seize, catch
; /-in/
act on it by hand
Reduplicated Form: nanaawadin

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Word Family

nawadinan vti grab, seize it
(detransitive) nawadinige vai s/he grabs, seizes something (benefactive) nawadinamaw vta grab (it) of h/; seize (it) of h/

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