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danakii vai es
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s/he lives, dwells in a certain place



indanakii 1s ind; danakii 3s ind; danakiid 3s conj; endanakiid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /danakii-/

indanakii1s ind es
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danakii3s ind es
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danakiid3s conj es
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endanakiid3s ch-conj es
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gii-tanakii3s ind pst es
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Oodenaang noongom danakii. 

S/he's living in town now.
 nj
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Nibiikaang danakiiwag amikwag.

Beavers live in the water.
 nj
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danakii /danakii-/: /daN-/
there, in a certain place
; /-aky-/
earth, land, moss
; /-e/
[incorporating]

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

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Word Family

danakii vai s/he lives, dwells in a certain place
(derived noun) danakiiwin ni home; place of residence

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