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azhashkiiwan vii es
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it is muddy

Paired with: azhashkiiwi vai



azhashkiiwan 0s ind; azhashkiiwang 0s conj; ezhashkiiwang 0s ch-conj; Stem: /azhashkiiwan-/

azhashkiiwan0s ind es
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azhashkiiwang0s conj es
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ezhashkiiwang0s ch-conj es
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azhashkiiwan /azhashkiiwan-/: /azhashky-/ stem of azhashki ni ; /-wan/
it is, becomes

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

azhashki ni mud
(verb of abundance) azhashkiikaa vii there is (a lot of) mud (verb of being) azhashkiiwan vii it is muddy (verb of being) azhashkiiwi vai s/he is muddy

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