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okaadenan vti es
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braid it

Paired with: okaaden vta



indookaadenaan 1s - 0s ind; nindookaadenaan 1s - 0s ind; nidookaadenaan 1s - 0s ind; odookaadenaan 3s - 3' ind; okaadenang 3s - 0 conj; wekaadenang 3s - 0 ch-conj; okaadenan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /okaaden-/

indookaadenaan1s - 0s ind es
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odookaadenaan3s - 3' ind es
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okaadenang3s - 0 conj es
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wekaadenang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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okaadenan2s - 0 imp es
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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

okaadenan vti braid it
(detransitive) okaadenige vai s/he braids things; s/he has braids (verb of undergoing) okaadenigaade vii it is braided (by someone); "they" braid it (derived noun) okaadenigan ni a braid; a braided rug

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