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akwaandawe vai es
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s/he climbs up, climbs, goes upstairs



indakwaandawe 1s ind; nindakwaandawe 1s ind; nidakwaandawe 1s ind; akwaandawe 3s ind; akwaandawed 3s conj; ekwaandawed 3s ch-conj; Stem: /akwaandawe-/

nindakwaandawe1s ind es
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akwaandawe 3s ind es
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akwaandawed3s conj es
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ekwaandawed3s ch-conj es
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Gego imaa akwaandaweken. Niinaminaagwad iwe desa'on.

Don't climb up there. That platform looks weak.
 es
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Gii-aapidagoozi a'awe giiwosewinini gii-akwaandawed imaa odakandoowaaganing.

The hunter climbed up on his scaffold and got stuck up there.
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akwaandawe /akwaandawe-/: /akw-/
a certain length, so long
; /-aandawe/
s/he climbs
Reduplicated Form: ayakwaandawe

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Word Family

akwaandawe vai s/he climbs up, climbs, goes upstairs
(applicative) akwaandawaadan vti climb up on, climb on it (applicative) akwaandawaazh vta climb up on, climb on h/ (derived noun) akwaandawaagan ni something to climb up on or in: a stairway, a ladder, an elevator

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