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mikwamiiwan vii nj
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it is icy

Paired with: mikwamiiwi vai



mikwamiiwan 0s ind; mikwamiiwang 0s conj; mekwamiiwang 0s ch-conj; Stem: /mikwamiiwan-/

mikwamiiwan 0s ind nj
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mikwamiiwang0s conj es
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nj
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mekwamiiwang0s ch-conj nj
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Mikwamiiwan miikana. Ozhaashamon.

The road icy. It's pretty slippery.
 nj
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mikwamiiwan /mikwamiiwan-/: /mikwamy-/ stem of mikwam na ; /-wan/
it is, becomes

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Word Family

mikwam na ice
(verb of abundance) mikwamiikaa vii
  1. there (a lot of) ice
  2. it hails
 (verb of making) mikwamiike vai s/he makes ice, cuts ice
(derived noun) mikwamiikaan na cut ice
(verb of being) mikwamiiwan vii it is icy (verb of being) mikwamiiwi vai s/he is icy

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