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mazinaakizon ni gh
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a picture (of someone), a photograph (of someone)



mazinaakizon sg; mazinaakizonan pl; mazinaakizonens dim; mazinaakizoning loc; Stem: /mazinaakizon-/

mazinaakizon sg nj
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gh
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mazinaakizonan pl nj
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gh
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mazinaakizonens dim nj
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mazinaakizoning loc nj
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nimazinaakizon1s - 0s pos nj
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gimazinaakizon2s - 0s pos nj
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omazinaakizon3s - 0s pos nj
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Aasamisag agoodoon gimishoomis omazinaakizon.

Hang your grandfather's picture on the wall.
 nj
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Biimagoode nimaamaa omazinaakizon.

My mother's picture is hanging crooked.
 nj
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mazinaakizon /mazinaakizon-/: /mazinaakizo-/ stem of mazinaakizo vai ; /-n/
[nominalizer]

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

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Word Family

mazinaakizo vai s/he or it (animate) is pictured, is photographed
(derived noun) mazinaakizon ni a picture (of someone), a photograph (of someone) (derived noun) mazinaakizowin ni a picture (of someone), a photograph (of someone)

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