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megade vai lw
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s/he burps



nimegade 1s ind; megade 3s ind; megaded 3s conj; mayegaded 3s part; Stem: /megade-/

nimegade1s ind lw
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es
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megade3s ind lw
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es
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megaded3s conj gh
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lw
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es
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mayegaded3s part gh
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Awasisag iwidi namadabi awe endwewemad. Ningikenimaa iwidi ayaad. Ninoondawaa megaded.

The person you asking for is sitting in the other room. I know he's there because I hear him burping.
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Reduplicated Form: memegade

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Word Family

megade vai s/he burps
(verb of addiction) megadeshki vai s/he always is burping (causative) megade' vta burp h/ megadeshkaw vta (inverse only) something makes h/ burp

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