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ojiishinike vai es
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s/he has a scar on h/ arm



indoojiishinike 1s ind; nindoojiishinike 1s ind; nidoojiishinike 1s ind; ojiishinike 3s ind; ojiishiniked 3s conj; wejiishiniked 3s ch-conj; Stem: /ojiishinike-/

indoojiishinike1s ind es
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nindoojiishinike1s ind es
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ojiishinike3s ind es
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gj
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ojiishiniked3s conj es
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es
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wejiishiniked3s ch-conj es
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ojiishinike /ojiishinike-/: /ojiish-/
scarred
; /-nik-/
arm
; /-e/
[incorporating]
Reduplicated Form: wawijiishinike

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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