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ondaawadaaso vai es
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s/he hauls a load, hauls freight from a certain place



indoondaawadaas 1s ind; ondaawadaaso 3s ind; ondaawadaasod 3s conj; wendaawadaasod 3s ch-conj; Stem: /ondaawadaaso-/

indoondaawadaas1s ind es
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ondaawadaaso3s ind es
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ondaawadaasod3s conj es
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wendaawadaasod3s ch-conj es
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ondaawadaaso /ondaawadaaso-/: /ondaawad-/ stem of ondaawadoon vti2 ; /-aaso/
s/he performs useful action

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Word Family

ondaawadoon vti2 haul it from a certain place
(detransitive) ondaawadaaso vai s/he hauls a load, hauls freight from a certain place

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