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agwazhaan ni rg
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[RL]

a blanket



agwazhaan sg; agwazhaanan pl; agwazhaanens dim; agwazhaaning loc; Stem: /agwazhaan-/

agwazhaan sg rg
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agwazhaanan pl rg
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agwazhaanens dim rg
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agwazhaaning loc rg
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Awi-baapaawisidoon iwe agwazhaan.

Go shake out that blanket.
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agwazhaan /agwazhaan-/: /agwazhe-/ stem of agwazhe vai ; /-n/
[nominalizer]

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Word Family

agwazhe vai s/he is covered with blankets, covers up with blankets
(causative) agwazhe' vta cover h/ with blankets
(reciprocal) agwazhe'idiwag vai they cover each other with blankets (reflexive) agwazhe'idizo vai s/he covers h/ self with blankets
(derived noun) agwazhaan ni [RL] a blanket (derived noun) agwazhaan na [BL] a shawl

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