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agoojige vai es
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s/he hangs things, hangs laundry



indagoojige 1s ind; nindagoojige 1s ind; nidagoojige 1s ind; agoojige 3s ind; agoojiged 3s conj; egoojiged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /agoojige-/

nindagoojige1s ind es
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agoojige3s ind es
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egoojiged3s ch-conj es
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agoojige /agoojige-/: /agood-/ stem of agoodoon vti2 ; /-ge/
h/ acts (on an unspecified object)
Reduplicated Form: ayagoojige

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Word Family

agoodoon vti2 hang it
(detransitive) agoojige vai s/he hangs things, hangs laundry (benefactive) agoodamaw vta hang (it) for h/ (derived noun) agoojigan ni something hung: a clothesline, a Christmas present, an item for sale at a stand; something used to hang things: a hanger (benefactive) agoodaw vta
  1. hang (it) for h/
  2. set a snare for h/

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