(verb of addiction)
zikoshki
vai
s/he always is spitting
(applicative)
zikwaadan
vti
spit on it; spit it out of mouth
(detransitive)
zikwaajige
vai
s/he spits on things
(applicative)
zikwaazh
vta
spit on h/
(derived noun)
zikowin
ni
spit, saliva
(derived noun)
zikwaagan
ni
a spitoon
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