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dazhiikaw vta es
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work at h/; be involved, occupied, engaged with h/

Paired with: dazhiikan vti



indazhiikawaa 1s - 3s ind; nindazhiikawaa 1s - 3s ind; nidazhiikawaa 1s - 3s ind; odazhiikawaan 3s - 3' ind; dazhiikawaad 3s - 3' conj; endazhiikawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; dazhiikaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /dazhiikaw-/

indazhiikawaa1s - 3s ind es
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odazhiikawaan3s - 3' ind es
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dazhiikawaad3s - 3' conj es
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dazhiikaw2s - 3 imp es
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Odazhiikawaan iniw waawaashkeshiwan gaa-paashkizwaad.

He's working on the deer he shot.
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Gii-kwenibii aana-gii-anoonind ji-dazhiikawaad iniw bashkweginoon.

He quit when they hired him to work on that hide.
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dazhiikaw /dazhiikaw-/: /daN-/
there, in a certain place
; /-iikaw/
deal with h/
Reduplicated Form: ayindazhiikaw

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

dazhiikaw vta work at h/; be involved, occupied, engaged with h/
(reciprocal) dazhiikodaadiwag vai they are involved with, are engaged with, deal with each other

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