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zhooshkonige vai es
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  1. s/he slides things
  2. s/he plays a game (with a movable game piece), plays checkers, plays dominoes, plays bingo, plays shuffleboard, curls



inzhooshkonige 1s ind; ninzhooshkonige 1s ind; nizhooshkonige 1s ind; zhooshkonige 3s ind; zhooshkoniged 3s conj; zhwaashkoniged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /zhooshkonige-/

nizhooshkonige1s ind es
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zhooshkonige3s ind es
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zhooshkoniged3s conj es
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Minwendaagwad igo aanawi zhooshkonigeng giishpin bakinaageng.

It's fun to play bingo if you can win.
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Ogii-o-gikatoon 'i nibaashkizhiganish aw mindimooyenh waa-onji-zhooshkoniged.

The old lady went and hocked my rifle because she wanted to play bingo.
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zhooshkonige /zhooshkonige-/: /zhooshkon-/ stem of zhooshkonan vti ; /-ge/
h/ acts (on an unspecified object)
Reduplicated Form: zhaazhooshkonige