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maazhisin vii gh
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it gets spoiled, turns bad

Paired with: maazhishin vai



maazhisin 0s ind; maazhising 0s conj; mayaazhising 0s ch-conj; Stem: /maazhisin-/

maazhisin0s ind gh
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maazhising0s conj lw
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mayaazhising0s ch-conj gh
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Maazhipogod iwe gichi-aniibiishaaboo. Ganabaj gii-maazhisin.

That cabbage soup tastes awful. Maybe it's spoiled.
 es
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Twaayaa gii-maazhisin iwe doodooshaaboo. Ingii-minikwen bangii.

Yuck! The milk spoiled. I drank a little bit.
 es
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maazhisin /maazhisin-/: /maaN-/
bad, malformed, poor(ly)
; /-sin/
it falls, lies, contacts, hits on something

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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