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/niiw-/ initial

 
four
 
Type:
initial
Subtypes:
root
niiwaginzo vai [BL] it is the fourth (of the month)
niiwaabik adv num four dollars
niiwaak adv num four hundred
niiweg adv num four pieces of something sheet-like
niiweginigan adv num four packs
niiwewaan adv num four sets; four pairs
niiwewaanagadoon vii there are four sets, pairs, or kinds of them (inanimate)
niiwewaanagiziwag vai there are four sets, pairs, or kinds of them (animate)
niiwing adv tmp four times
niiwiwag vai they (animate) are four, there are four of them
niiwooshkin adv num four bags
niiyogon adv num four days
niiyoobiwag vai four of them sit together; four of them are at home