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apiichaa vii

it is a certain distance, is so far/close



apiichaa 0s ind; apiichaag 0s conj; apiichaamagad 0s ind aug; epiichaag 0s ch-conj; Stem: /apiichaa-/

"Waasa go apiichaa," gidinendam.

You think "It's far from here."
 es
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Aaniin epiichaag oodenaang? | Niisimidana daso-diba'igan apiichaa.

How far to town? | I think it is about thirty miles.
 nj
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Aaniin epiichaag ezhi-wekwaamog miikana.

How far is the end of the road?
 nj
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apiichaa /apiichaa-/: /apiit-/
to a certain extent, degree, rate, or speed
; /-yaa/
go, move

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