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ziiniskiigome vai nj
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[N]

s/he blows h/ nose

See also: ziinikiigome vai [ML]



niziiniskiigome 1s ind; ziiniskiigome 3s ind; ziiniskiigomed 3s conj; Stem: /ziiniskiigome-/

niziiniskiigome1s ind nj
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ziiniskiigome3s ind nj
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ziiniskiigomed3s conj nj
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gii-siiniskiigome3s ind pst nj
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Ezhi-wiinijaaned 'a gwiiwizens ezhi-inind ji-ziiniskiigomed.

That boy's nose was dirty and he was told to blow it.
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ziiniskiigome /ziiniskiigome-/: /ziin-/
extract liquid
; /-skiigom-/
snot, mucus
; /-e/
[incorporating]

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

ziiniskiigome vai [N] s/he blows h/ nose
(derived noun) ziiniskiigomaan na [RL] snot

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