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ondaaboozo vai gj
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s/he drifts, slides from a certain place on the current or other moving medium

Paired with: ondaaboode vii



indoondaabooz 1s ind; ondaaboozo 3s ind; ondaaboozod 3s conj; wendaaboozod 3s ch-conj; Stem: /ondaaboozo-/

indoondaabooz1s ind gj
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ondaaboozo3s ind gj
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ondaaboozod3s conj gj
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wendaaboozod3s ch-conj gj
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ondaaboozo /ondaaboozo-/: /ond-/
from a certain place, for a certain reason
; /-aaboozo/
s/he or it (animate) moves carried on a moving medium (the current, snow, leaves, etc.)

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