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ishkozhan vti

leave it uncut

Paired with: ishkozh vta ; ishkozhwi vta [NI]



indishkozhaan 1s - 0s ind; odishkozhaan 3s - 0s ind; ishkozhang 3s - 0 conj; eshkozhang 3s - 0 ch-conj; ishkozhan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /ishkozh-/

ishkozhan /ishkozh-/: /ishkw-/
left over
; /-izh/
act on it by blade

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Word Family

ishkozhan vti leave it uncut
(detransitive) ishkozhige vai s/he leaves something uncut (verb of undergoing) ishkozhigaade vii it is left uncut (by someone), "they" leave it uncut (derived noun) ishkozhigan ni something left uncut

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