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odaapinigaazo vai es
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s/he or it (animate) is taken, accepted, picked up (by someone); "they" take, accept, pick h/ or it (animate) up



odaapinigaazo 3s ind; odaapinigaazod 3s conj; wedaapinigaazod 3s ch-conj; Stem: /odaapinigaazo-/

odaapinigaazo3s ind es
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odaapinigaazod3s conj es
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wedaapinigaazod3s ch-conj es
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Gii-odaapinigaazo awe miigis omaa gaa-pimi-abid.

Somebody picked up that shell that was lying here.
 es
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odaapinigaazo /odaapinigaazo-/: /odaapin-/ stem of odaapinan vti ; /-gaazo/
h/ or it (animate) undergoes action (by someone)

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Word Family

odaapinan vti take, accept; pick it up
(detransitive) odaapinige vai s/he accepts, takes, picks things up (benefactive) odaapinamaw vta accept, take (it) from h/; pick (it) up from h/ (verb of undergoing) odaapinigaade vii it is taken, accepted, picked up (by someone); "they" take, accept, pick it up (verb of undergoing) odaapinigaazo vai s/he or it (animate) is taken, accepted, picked up (by someone); "they" take, accept, pick h/ or it (animate) up

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