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daashkizhan vti gh
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cut it apart lengthwise

Paired with: daashkizh vta



indaashkizhaan 1s - 0s ind; nindaashkizhaan 1s - 0s ind; nidaashkizhaan 1s - 0s ind; odaashkizhaan 3s - 0s ind; daashkizhang 3s - 0 conj; dayaashkizhang 3s - 0 ch-conj; daashkizhan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /daashkizh-/

indaashkizhaan1s - 0s ind gh
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odaashkizhaan3s - 0s ind gh
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daashkizhang3s - 0 conj gh
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dayaashkizhang3s - 0 ch-conj gh
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daashkizhan2s - 0 imp gh
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daashkizhan /daashkizh-/: /daashk-/
split lengthwise
; /-izh/
cut it; act on it by blade
Reduplicated Form: daadaashkizhan

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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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