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aakozi vai gh
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s/he is sick, is ill



indaakoz 1s ind; nindaakoz 1s ind; nidaakoz 1s ind; niyaakoz 1s ind; aakozi 3s ind; aakozid 3s conj; ayaakozid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /aakozi-/

indaakoz1s ind gh
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nindaakoz1s ind rg
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nj
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niyaakoz1s ind es
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aakozi3s ind gh
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nj
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rg
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es
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aakozid3s conj gh
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nj
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rg
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es
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gii'-aakozi3s ind pst nj
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Daga izhiwizhishin aakoziiwigamigong. Niwii-wi-waabamaa mashkikiiwinini. Nindaakoz.

Please take me to the hospital. I'm going to go see the doctor. I'm sick.
 rg
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Gii-kwiinawi-inendam gii-pi-wiindamawind gichi-aakozinid ookomisan.

He didn't know what to think when they came and told him his grandmother was very ill.
 es
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Aakoziyaan naa gaa-izhi-wiisagaapineyaan.

I was sick and it just hurt.
 rg
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Nisayenh ganabaj bagidenimo. Gaawiin ogashkitoosiin geyaabi ji-wiisinid; onzaam gichi-aakozi.

I think my brother is giving up. He isn't able to eat anymore because his is so very sick.
 nj
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aakozi /aakozi-/: /aakw-/
intense
; /-izi/
s/he, it (animate) is in a state or condition
Reduplicated Form: aayaakozi

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Word Family

aakozi vai s/he is sick, is ill
(verb of addiction) aakozishki vai s/he always gets sick aakozin vai + o s/he is sick in (it) (verb of pretending) aakoziikaazo vai s/he pretends to be sick (derived noun) aakoziwin ni a sickness, an illness, a disease
(verb of abundance) aakoziwinikaa vii there is (a lot of) sickness

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