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mookii vai rg
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s/he emerges, surfaces



nimookii 1s ind; mookii 3s ind; mookiid 3s conj; mwaakiid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /mookii-/

nimookii1s ind es
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mookii3s ind rg
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es
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mookiid3s conj rg
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mwaakiid3s ch-conj rg
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Mii iwe gii-mookiid awe gaa-aapidazina'iged imaa adaawewigamigong.

The one who owes at the store just emerged.
 es
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mookii /mookii-/: /mook-/
emerge, appear
; /-ii/
Reduplicated Form: maamookii

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

mookii vai s/he emerges, surfaces
(applicative) mookiitaw vta attack h/ from hiding

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