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miskwi ni rg
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blood



miskwi sg; miskwiing loc; Stem: /miskwyi-/

miskwi sg gh
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rg
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es
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miskwiing loc gh
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rg
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nimiskwiim1s - 0s pos gh
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rg
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gimiskwiim2s - 0s pos rg
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omiskwiim3s - 0s pos gh
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rg
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Gii-o-miigiwe omiskwiim awe ingos iwidi aakoziiwigamigong.

My son went to the hospital to donate his blood.
 es
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The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

Word Family

miskwi ni blood
miskwiiwi vai s/he bleeds, is bloody miskwiiwan vii it is bloody

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