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iska'an vti nj
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take water off it, bail it out



nindiska'aan 1s - 0s ind; odiska'aan 3s - 0s ind; iska'ang 3s - 0 conj; eska'ang 3s - 0 ch-conj; iska'an 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /iska'-/

nindiska'aan1s - 0s ind nj
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odiska'aan3s - 0s ind nj
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iska'ang3s - 0 conj nj
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iska'an2s - 0 imp nj
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Iska'an gijiimaan jibwaa-ani-dibikak. Maagizhaa da-gashkadin.

Get the water out of your canoe before tonight. Maybe (the lake) will freeze up.
 nj
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iska'an /iska'-/: /isk-/
lower liquid level
; /-a'/
act on it using a tool or medium; sing it

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Word Family

iska'an vti take water off it, bail it out
iska'amaw vta bail it out for h/ iska'ige vai s/he takes water off something, bails something out

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