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/niizhw-/ initial

 
two
 
Type:
initial
Subtypes:
root
niizho- pv qnt two
niizhodaabaan adv num two cars, carloads
niizhogon adv num two days
niizhogonagad vii it is two days
niizhogonagizi vai it is the second (of the month); s/he is two days old
niizhonaagaans adv num two cups, cupfuls
niizhoninj adv num two inches
niizhosagoons adv num two thousand
niizhozid adv num two feet
niizhozigwam adv qnt two blocks of ice
niizhoobiwag vai two of them sit together; two of them are at home
niizhoobizowag vai two of them speed, drive, fly together
niizhoogamaa vii there are twin lakes
niizhoogaabawiwag vai two of them stand together
niizhookik adv num two pails, two pailfuls
niizhookwewe vai he has two women, two wives
niizhoonag adv num two boats or canoes, two boatloads
niizhoonagiziwag vai there are two canoes or boats of them
niizhoopidewan vii two of them (inanimate) are tied together
niizhoopidoon vti2 tie two of them (inanimate) together
niizhoopizowag vai two of them (animate) are tied together, are hitched together
niizhooshinoog vai two of them lie together
niizhooshkimod adv num two bags
niizhooshkin adv num two bags
niizhwaginzo vai [BL] it is the second (of the month)
niizhwaabik adv num two dollars
niizhwaak adv num two hundred
niizhwaatig adv num two stick-like objects
niizhweg adv num two pieces of something sheet-like
niizhwewaan adv num two sets; two pairs