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mashkiig ni nj
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[N]

a swamp, a muskeg



mashkiig sg; mashkiigoon pl; mashkiigong loc; mashkiigokaang loc dist; Stem: /mashkiigw-/

mashkiig sg nj
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mashkiigoon pl nj
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mashkiigong loc nj
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mashkiigokaang loc dist nj
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Gii-sanagiziwag gii-aayaazhawishkaawaad imaa mashkiigokaang.

They had a tough time crossing the swamp.
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Word Family

mashkiig ni [N] a swamp, a muskeg
(verb of abundance) mashkiigokaa vii there are muskegs, it is marshy

Related Words

MUSKEG LOCATIONS
agaamashkiig adv loc across a muskeg
jiigashkiig adv loc by the swamp, by the muskeg
jiigeweshkiig adv loc along the side of a muskeg
naawashkiig adv loc in the middle of the muskeg
wekwaashkiig adv loc at the end of a muskeg
MUSKEG TRAVEL
agwaashkiiga'am vai2 s/he comes off a maskeg or swamp
aazhawashkiiga'am vai2 s/he walks across a muskeg or swamp
bajiba'ashkiiga'am vai2 s/he has h/ foot go through the top of the muskeg
niminaaweshkiiga'am vai2 s/he walks out into a muskeg or swamp

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