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nitamaw vta es
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kill (it) for h/

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There are two ways of pronouncing some of the forms of benefactive verbs using the final /-amaw/: some people have amaw in direct forms, but others have amow. All the speakers recorded have amaw in the imperative forms.



ninitamawaa 1s - 3s ind; ninitamowaa 1s - 3s ind; onitamawaan 3s - 3' ind; onitamowaan 3s - 3' ind; nitamawaad 3s - 3' conj; nitamowaad 3s - 3' conj; netamawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; netamowaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; nitamaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /nitamaw-/

ninitamowaa1s - 3s ind es
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onitamowaan3s - 3' ind es
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nitamowaad3s - 3' conj es
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netamowaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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nitamaw2s - 3 imp es
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nitamaw /nitamaw-/: /nit-/ stem of nitoon vti2 ; /-amaw/
do it for h/

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Word Family

nitoon vti2 kill it, catch and kill it
(benefactive) nitamaw vta kill (it) for h/
(detransitive) nitamaage vai s/he kills (something) of people or for people nitamaazo vai s/he kills (something) for h/ self

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