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ozhaashizi vai es
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it (animate) is slippery, is slick

Paired with: ozhaashaa vii



ozhaashizi 3s ind; ozhaashizid 3s conj; wezhaashizid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /ozhaashizi-/

ozhaashizi 3s ind nj
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es
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ozhaashizid3s conj nj
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es
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wezhaashizid3s ch-conj nj
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es
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Ozhaasiziwag giigoonyag gaa-gii-pida'anaayaan.

The fish I caught in the net were pretty slippery.

Note:
In the first word of this example sentence, the second sh of oshaashiziwag is replaced by s before the z by a process of assimilation.
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ozhaashizi /ozhaashizi-/: /ozhaash-/
slippery, slick
; /-izi/
s/he, it (animate) is in a state or condition