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oshkinawewi vai rg
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he is a young man, an adolescent boy



indooshkinawew 1s ind; nindooshkinawew 1s ind; nidooshkinawew 1s ind; oshkinawewi 3s ind; oshkinawewid 3s conj; weshkinawewid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /oshkinawewi-/

indooshkinawew1s ind rg
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oshkinawewi3s ind rg
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oshkinawewid3s conj rg
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weshkinawewid3s ch-conj rg
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oshkinawewi /oshkinawewi-/: /oshkinawew-/ stem of oshkinawe na ; /-wi/
be, become a certain kind of being or thing

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Word Family

oshkinawe na a young man, an adolescent boy
(verb of being) oshkinawewi vai he is a young man, an adolescent boy (verb of pretending) oshkinawekaazo vai s/he pretends to be a young man

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