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ondose vai gj
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s/he walks from a certain place



indoondose 1s ind; nindoondose 1s ind; nidoondose 1s ind; ondose 3s ind; ondosed 3s conj; wendosed 3s ch-conj; ondosen 2s imp; Stem: /ondose-/

indoondose1s ind es
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nindoondose1s ind gj
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ondose3s ind es
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gj
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ondosed3s conj es
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gj
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wendosed3s ch-conj es
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gj
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ondosen2s imp gj
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gii-ondose3s ind pst es
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Agamiing iwidi bi-ondose.

He's walking here from the lake.
 es
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ondose /ondose-/: /ond-/
from a certain place, for a certain reason
; /-ose/
s/he walks

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