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ziinin vta es
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milk h/; strip liquid from h/ (by hand)

Paired with: ziininan vti



inziininaa 1s - 3s ind; ninziininaa 1s - 3s ind; niziininaa 1s - 3s ind; ziininaad 3s - 3' conj; oziininaan 3s - 3' ind; zaaninaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; Stem: /ziinin-/

niziininaa1s - 3s ind es
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oziininaan3s - 3' ind es
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ziinin /ziinin-/: /ziin-/
extract liquid
; /-in/
act on h/ or it (animate) by hand

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

ziinin vta milk h/; strip liquid from h/ (by hand)
ziininiwe vai s/he milks cows

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