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odita'wi vta nj
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[NI]

paddle up to h/

Paired with: odita'an vti



nindoodita'waa 1s - 3s ind; nindoodita'wig 3s - 1s ind; gidoodita'win 1s - 2s ind; gidoodita' 2s - 1s ind; odoodita'waan 3s - 3' ind; odita'waad 3s - 3' conj; wedita'waad 3s - 3' ch-conj; odita'wi 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /odita'w-/

nindoodita'waa1s - 3s ind nj
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nindoodita'wig3s - 1s ind nj
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gidoodita'2s - 1s ind nj
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odoodita'waan3s - 3' ind nj
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odita'waad3s - 3' conj nj
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odita'wi2s - 3 imp nj
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Odoodita'waan gaa-biminizha'waad waawaashkeshiwan.

He got up to the deer he was chasing through the water.
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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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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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