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ondadaawe vai + o es
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s/he buys (it) from a certain place



indoondadaawe 1s ind; ondadaawe 3s ind; ondadaawed 3s conj; wendadaawed 3s ch-conj; Stem: /ondadaawe-/

indoondadaawe1s ind es
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ondadaawe3s ind es
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ondadaawed3s conj es
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wendadaawed3s ch-conj es
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Oshki-adaawewigamigong gii-ondadaawe i'iw zhiiwitaagani-gookoosh.

He bought that salt pork from Saum.

Note:
Oshki-adaawewigamigong is the name of the town Saum near Red Lake, Minnesota.
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Okwadaawewigamigong gii'-awi-ondadaawe Njim.

Jim went and bought his stuff at the wholesale store.
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ondadaawe /ondadaawe-/: /ond-/
from a certain place, for a certain reason
; /-adaawe/
s/he buys

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