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zagaakwadin vii es
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it gets snagged, gets caught up on something stick-like

Paired with: zagaakwaji vai



zagaakwadin 0s ind; zagaakwading 0s conj; zegaakwading 0s ch-conj; Stem: /zagaakwadin-/

zagaakwadin0s ind es
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zagaakwading0s conj es
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zegaakwading0s ch-conj es
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Apane naa niwiiwakwaan. Gii-sagaakwadin imaa wadikwaning.

There went my cap! It got caught up on a tree branch.
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zagaakwadin /zagaakwadin-/: /zag-/
grasp, attach, fasten
; /-aakw-/
stick-like, wooden, organic solid
; /-adin/
it catches, snags

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