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azhashkiikaa vii

there is (a lot of) mud



azhashkiikaa 0s ind; azhashkiikaag 0s conj; ezhashkiikaag 0s ch-conj; azhashkiikaamagad 0s ind aug; azhashkiikaang loc; Stem: /azhashkiikaa-/

azhashkiikaang loc es
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azhashkiikaa /azhashkiikaa-/: /azhashky-/ stem of azhashki ni ; /-kaa/
it is present, is abundant

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Word Family

azhashki ni mud
(verb of abundance) azhashkiikaa vii there is (a lot of) mud (verb of being) azhashkiiwan vii it is muddy (verb of being) azhashkiiwi vai s/he is muddy

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