| bezhigo vai s/he is alone, is one, is the only one, is single |
dashi vai
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| ingodwaachiwag vai they (animate) are six, there are six of them |
| ishwaachiwag vai they (animate) are eight, there are eight of them (animate) |
| midaachiwag vai they (animate) are ten, there are ten of them |
| naananiwag vai they (animate) are five, there are five of them (animate) |
| ningodwaachiwag vai they (animate) are six, there are six of them |
| nisiwag vai they (animate) are three, there are three of them |
| nishwaachiwag vai they (animate) are eight, there are eight of them (animate) |
| niiwiwag vai they (animate) are four, there are four of them |
| niizhiwag vai they (animate) are two, there are two of them |
| niizhwaachiwag vai they (animate) are seven, there are seven of them |
| zhaangachiwag vai they (animate) are nine, there are nine of them |
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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor
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