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aazhawa'oodoon vti2 es
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take it across by boat; ferry it across

Paired with: aazhawa'oozh vta



indaazhawa'oodoon 1s - 0s ind; nindaazhawa'oodoon 1s - 0s ind; nidaazhawa'oodoon 1s - 0s ind; niyaazhawa'oodoon 1s - 0s ind; odaazhawa'oodoon 3s - 0s ind; oyaazhawa'oodoon 3s - 0s ind; aazhawa'oodood 3s - 0 conj; ayaazhawa'oodood 3s - 0 ch-conj; aazhawa'oodoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /aazhawa'ood-/

niyaazhawa'oodoon1s - 0s ind es
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oyaazhawa'oodoon3s - 0s ind es
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aazhawa'oodood3s - 0 conj es
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aazhawa'oodoon 2s - 0 imp es
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Gii-memeshkwajiiwag igi gaa-azhebowewaad gii-aazhawa'oodoowaad iwe jiimaan imaa zaaga'iganing.

They took turns rowing the boat across the lake.
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aazhawa'oodoon /aazhawa'ood-/: /aazhaw-/
across
; /-a'ood/
move it by medium, by boat

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Word Family

aazhawa'oodoon vti2 take it across by boat; ferry it across
(detransitive) aazhawa'oojige vai s/he takes things across by boat, ferries things across (verb of undergoing) aazhawa'oojigaade vii it is taken across by boat, is ferried across (by someone) (verb of undergoing) aazhawa'oojigaazo vai s/he is taken across by boat, ferried across (by someone) (derived noun) aazhawa'oojigan ni a ferry

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