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oshkiniigikwewi vai es
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she is a young woman, an adolescent girl



indooshkiniigikwew 1s ind; nindooshkiniigikwew 1s ind; nidooshkiniigikwew 1s ind; oshkiniigikwewi 3s ind; oshkiniigikwewid 3s conj; weshkiniigikwewid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /oshkiniigikwewi-/

indooshkiniigikwew1s ind rg
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es
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oshkiniigikwewi3s ind rg
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es
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oshkiniigikwewid3s conj rg
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es
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weshkiniigikwewid3s ch-conj rg
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es
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oshkiniigikwewi /oshkiniigikwewi-/: /oshkiniigikwew-/ stem of oshkiniigikwe na ; /-wi/
be, become a certain kind of being or thing

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oshkiniigikwe na a young woman, an adolescent girl
(verb of being) oshkiniigikwewi vai she is a young woman, an adolescent girl

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