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wiinizi vai es
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s/he or it (animate) is dirty

Paired with: wiinad vii



niwiiniz 1s ind; wiinizi 3s ind; wiinizid 3s conj; waanizid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /wiinizi-/

niwiiniz1s ind rg
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nj
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es
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wiinizi3s ind rg
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nj
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es
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wiinizid3s conj nj
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rg
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es
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waanizid3s ch-conj rg
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es
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gii-wiinizi3s pst rg
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es
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gii'-wiinizi 3s ind pst nj
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Wiinizi a'aw akik.

That pail is dirty.
 rg
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wiinizi /wiinizi-/: /wiin-/
dirty
; /-izi/
s/he, it (animate) is in a state or condition
Reduplicated Form: wawiinizi

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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