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odita'owe vai nj
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s/he paddles up to where people are



nindoodita'owe 1s ind; odita'owe 3s ind; odita'owed 3s conj; wedita'owed 3s ch-conj; Stem: /odita'owe-/

nindoodita'owe1s ind nj
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odita'owe3s ind nj
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odita'owed3s conj nj
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gii'-odita'owe3s ind pst nj
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odita'owe /odita'owe-/: /odita'w-/ stem of odita'wi vta [NI] ; /-we/
s/he acts (on an unspecified animate object)

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Word Family

odita'wi vta [NI] paddle up to h/
(detransitive) odita'owe vai s/he paddles up to where people are (reciprocal) odita'odiwag vai they paddle up to each other

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