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nagamokaazo vai es
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s/he pretends to sing



ninagamokaaz 1s ind; nagamokaazo 3s ind; nagamokaazod 3s conj; negamokaazod 3s ch-conj; Stem: /nagamokaazo-/

ninagamokaaz1s ind es
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nagamokaazo3s ind es
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nagamokaazod3s conj es
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negamokaazod3s ch-conj es
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nagamokaazo /nagamokaazo-/: /nagamo-/ stem of nagamo vai ; /-kaazo/
s/he pretends to be a kind of being or thing, pretends to do something

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Word Family

nagamo vai s/he sings
(verb of pretending) nagamokaazo vai s/he pretends to sing (applicative) nagamotaw vta sing to h/
(reciprocal) nagamotaadiwag vai they sing to each other
(derived noun) nagamon ni a song (derived noun) nagamowin ni singing; a song

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