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wiininaagozi vai rg
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s/he or it (animate) looks dirty

Paired with: wiininaagwad vii



wiininaagozi 3s ind; wiininaagozid 3s conj; waaninaagozid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /wiininaagozi-/

wiininaagozi3s ind rg
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wiininaagozid3s conj rg
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waaninaagozid3s ch-conj rg
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Waanda-wiininaagoziwag naa gi...gwiiwizensag

The boys look real dirty.
 rg
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Wiininaagozi akiwenzii. Gaawiin meshkojikonayesii.

The old man looks dirty. He doesn't change his clothes.
 nj
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wiininaagozi /wiininaagozi-/: /wiin-/
dirty
; /-naagozi/
h/ or it (animate) is seen, appears, looks

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

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