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dashiwag vai es
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they (animate) are a certain number, there are a certain number of them; they (animate) are so many, there are so many of them

Paired with: dasinoon vii See also: dashi vai

Note:
plural



indashimin 1p ind; nindashimin 1p ind; dashiwag 3p ind; dashiwaad 3p conj; endashiwaad ch-conj; Stem: /dashi-/

indashimin1p ind es
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nindashimin1p ind nj
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dashiwag 3p ind es
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nj
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dashiwaad3p conj nj
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endashiwaad ch-conj es
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nj
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Aaniin endashiwaad.

How many are there of them?
 nj
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Mii go 'i minik endashid a'awe bebinezid bakwezhigan.

That's how much flour there is.
 rg
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plural forms of: dashi
dashiwag /dashi-/: /daS-/
so many, a certain number
; /-i/
s/he is such a number, such an amount
Reduplicated Form: ayindashi

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