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zhooshkwajiwe vai

s/he goes sliding, slides downhill



inzhooshkwajiwe 1s ind; ninzhooshkwajiwe 1s ind; zhooshkwajiwe 3s ind; zhooshkwajiwed 3s conj; nizhooshkwajiwe 1s ind; zhwaashkwajiwed 3s ch-conj; Stem: /zhooshkwajiwe-/

Wagidaagonag ko maa ingii-shooshkwajiwemin.

We used to go sliding on the snow.
 lw
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Aandi nanda endanaaboonod apane gaa-ando-zhooshkwajiwed.

Where the hell does he go all the time when he goes sliding?
 nj
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Obookoshimaawaan odaabaanaakoon gaa-zhooshkwajiwewaad.

The sliders broke the sled in half.
 nj
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zhooshkwajiwe /zhooshkwajiwe-/: /zhooshkw-/
smooth, slippery
; /-ajiw-/
mountain, hill
; /-e/
[incorporating]

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Word Family

zhooshkwajiwe vai s/he goes sliding, slides downhill
(verb of use) zhooshkwajiwaagen vai + o s/he uses (it) to slide with

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