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/-gonag-/ medial

 
day
 
Type:
medial
dasogonagad vii it is a certain number of days; it is so many days
dasogonagizi vai s/he is a certain day of the month; s/he is a certain number of days old
ingodwaasogonagad vii it is six days
ingodwaasogonagizi vai s/he is the sixth day of the month; s/he is six days old
ishwaasogonagad vii it is eight days
ishwaasogonagizi vai it is the eighth (of the month); s/he is eight days old
midaasogonagad vii it is ten days
midaasogonagizi vai it is the tenth (of the month); s/he is ten days old
naanogonagad vii it is five days
naanogonagizi vai it is the fifth (of the month); s/he is five days old
ningodwaasogonagad vii it is six days
ningodwaasogonagizi vai s/he is six days old
nisogonagad vii it is three days
nisogonagizi vai it is the third (of a month); s/he is three days old
nishwaasogonagad vii it is eight days
nishwaasogonagizi vai it is the eighth (of the month); s/he is eight days old
niiwogonagad vii it is four days
niiwogonagizi vai it is the fourth (of the month); s/he is four days old
niiyogonagad vii it is four days
niiyogonagizi vai it is the fourth (of the month); s/he is four days old
niizhogonagad vii it is two days
niizhogonagizi vai it is the second (of the month); s/he is two days old
niizhwaasogonagad vii it is seven days
niizhwaasogonagizi vai
  1. s/he is seven days old
  2. it is the seventh day of the month
zhaangasogonagad vii it is nine days
zhaangasogonagizi vai s/he is nine days old; it is the ninth day of it (a month)

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