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makadewegizi vai nj
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it (animate; sheet-like) is dark, is black

Paired with: makadewegad vii



makadewegizi 3s ind; makadewegizid 3s conj; mekadewegizid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /makadewegizi-/

makadewegizi 3s ind nj
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makadewegizid3s conj nj
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mekadewegizid3s ch-conj es
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makadewegizi /makadewegizi-/: /makadew-/
black
; /-eg-/
sheet-like (two-dimensional flexible objects of material such as bark, hide/skin, cloth, and paper)
; /-izi/
s/he, it (animate) is in a state or condition

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Related Words

DIFFERENT KINDS ARE BLACK...
makadewizi vai s/he is black, is dark
makadewaabikizi vai
  1. s/he is black (as something mineral)
  2. s/he is in eclipse, there is an eclipse (of the sun or moon)
makadewaabiigizi vai it (animate; string-like) is black
makadewaakozi vai s/he is black (as something stick- or wood-like)
makadewegizi vai it (animate; sheet-like) is dark, is black

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