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miskwiiwi vai es
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s/he bleeds, is bloody

Paired with: miskwiiwan vii



nimiskwiiw 1s ind; miskwiiwi 3s ind; miskwiiwid 3s conj; meskwiiwid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /miskwiiwi-/

nimiskwiiw1s ind es
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miskwiiwi3s ind es
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miskwiiwid3s conj es
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meskwiiwid3s ch-conj es
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Nigaachidinawaa waawaashkeshi. Miskwiiwi. Iwidi inagakeyaa ani-mamiskwiiwisinoon ini aniibiishan.

I wounded a deer. It's bloody. The leaves get bloodier off in that direction. [The deer leaves a bloody trail on the leaves off in that direction.]
 es
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miskwiiwi /miskwiiwi-/: /miskwyi-/ stem of miskwi ni ; /-wi/
be, become a certain kind of being or thing

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

miskwi ni blood
miskwiiwi vai s/he bleeds, is bloody miskwiiwan vii it is bloody

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