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ozosodam vai2 es
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s/he coughs



indoozosodam 1s ind; nindoozosodam 1s ind; nidoozosodam 1s ind; ozosodam 3s ind; ozosodang 3s conj; wezosodang 3s ch-conj; Stem: /ozosod+am-/

indoozosodam1s ind es
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nindoozosodam1s ind es
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ozosodam3s ind es
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ozosodang3s conj es
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wezosodang3s ch-conj es
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Reduplicated Form: wawizosodam

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

ozosodam vai2 s/he coughs
ozosodamoshkaw vta (inverse only) something makes h/ cough (verb of pretending) ozosodamookaazo vai s/he pretends to cough

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