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waasikwiingwe vai es
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s/he has a shiny face



niwaasikwiingwe 1s ind; waasikwiingwe 3s ind; waasikwiingwed 3s conj; wayaasikwiingwed 3s ch-conj; Stem: /waasikwiingwe-/

niwaasikwiingwe1s ind es
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waasikwiingwe3s ind es
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waasikwiingwed3s conj es
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Indigo naage gii-waasikwiingwe wa'awe. Giminikwe ina.

It looks like this one got shiny-faced. Are you drinking?
 es
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waasikwiingwe /waasikwiingwe-/: /waasikw-/
shine, polished
; /-iingw-/
face
; /-e/
[incorporating]

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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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