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zhooniyaawigamig ni gh
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a bank



zhooniyaawigamig sg; zhooniyaawigamigoon pl; zhooniyaawigamigong loc; Stem: /zhooniyaawigamigw-/

zhooniyaawigamig sg gh
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nj
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es
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zhooniyaawigamigoon pl gh
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nj
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es
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zhooniyaawigamigong loc gh
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nj
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Mii go wenda-bwaanawitooyaan wii-asanjigoyaan imaa zhooniyaawigamigong.

I can't seem to put money away in the bank.
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Ogii-izhiwidoon i'iw zhooniyaa-mazina'igan iwidi zhooniyaawigamigong.

She took her check to the bank.
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zhooniyaawigamig /zhooniyaawigamigw-/: /zhooniyaaw-/ stem of zhooniyaa na ; /-gamigw/
built structure, building, lodge

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

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