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ondaajimo vai gj
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s/he bring news from a certain place, tells of a certain place where s/he has been



nindoondaajim 1s ind; indoondaajim 1s ind; ondaajimo 3s ind; ondaajimod 3s conj; wendaajimod 3s ch-conj; Stem: /ondaajimo-/

nindoondaajim1s ind nj
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indoondaajim1s ind gj
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ondaajimo3s ind nj
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gj
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ondaajimod3s conj nj
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gj
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wendaajimod3s ch-conj nj
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gj
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Waasa ondaajimo.

Her story is from somewhere far away.
 nj
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ondaajimo /ondaajimo-/: /ond-/
from a certain place, for a certain reason
; /-aajimo/
s/he tells, tells a story

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