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mazinaagoneshin vai

s/he or it (animate) leaves a mark, image, design, or pattern in the snow



nimazinaagoneshin 1s ind; mazinaagoneshin 3s ind; mazinaagoneshing 3s conj; mezinaagoneshing 3s ch-conj; Stem: /mazinaagoneshin-/

Mazinaagoneshin gaa'-izhi-nibaad waawaashkeshi.

A deer left an imprint of where it slept in the snow.
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mazinaagoneshin /mazinaagoneshin-/: /mazin-/
fancy, figured, image
; /-aagone-/
snow (substance)
; /-shin/
s/he falls, lies, treads, contacts, hits on something