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oshki-ininiiwi vai es
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he is a young man, an adolescent boy



indooshki-ininiiw 1s ind; oshki-ininiiwi 3s ind; oshki-ininiiwid 3s conj; weshki-ininiiwid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /oshki-ininiiwi-/

indooshki-ininiiw1s ind es
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oshki-ininiiwi3s ind es
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oshki-ininiiwid3s conj es
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weshki-ininiiwid3s ch-conj es
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oshki-ininiiwi /oshki-ininiiwi-/: /oshki-ininiw-/ stem of oshki-inini na ; /-wi/
be, become a certain kind of being or thing

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Word Family

oshki-inini na a young man, an adolescent boy
(verb of being) oshki-ininiiwi vai he is a young man, an adolescent boy

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