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azhashkiiwi vai es
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s/he is muddy

Paired with: azhashkiiwan vii



indazhashkiiw 1s ind; nindazhashkiiw 1s ind; nidazhashkiiw 1s ind; azhashkiiwi 3s ind; azhashkiiwid 3s conj; ezhashkiiwid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /azhashkiiwi-/

azhashkiiwi3s ind es
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azhashkiiwid3s conj es
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ezhashkiiwid3s ch-conj es
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azhashkiiwi /azhashkiiwi-/: /azhashky-/ stem of azhashki ni ; /-wi/
be, become a certain kind of being or thing

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
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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