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aakwaadizi vai lw
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s/he is fierce



ndaakwaadiz 1s ind; nindaakwaadiz 1s ind; nidaakwaadiz 1s ind; niyaakwaadiz 1s ind; aakwaadizi 3s ind; aakwaadizid 3s conj; ayaakwaadizid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /aakwaadizi-/

ndaakwaadiz1s ind lw
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niyaakwaadiz1s ind es
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aakwaadizi3s ind lw
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es
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aakwaadizid3s conj lw
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ayaakwaadizid3s ch-conj gh
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Ingii-shaashaagwamaa awe wiikenh gechi-aakwaadizid.

I chewed on some real strong bitterroot.
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aakwaadizi /aakwaadizi-/: /aakw-/
intense
; /-aad-/
way of being or life, character, nature
; /-izi/
s/he is in a state or condition
Reduplicated Form: aayaakwaadizi

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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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