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mashkikiiwinini na es
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a doctor; a physician



mashkikiiwinini sg; mashkikiiwininiwag pl; mashkikiiwininiins dim; Stem: /mashkikiiwininiw-/

mashkikiiwinini sg gh
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mashkikiiwininiwag pl gh
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Mii iwe gaa-igod iniw mashkikiiwininiwan ji-inanjiged.

That is what the doctor told him -- to be on a certain diet.
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Gii-kiimoodanokii aana-gii-igod ini mashkikiiwininiwan ji-anokiisig.

He worked in secret even though the doctor told him not to work.
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The deverbal initial is mashkikiiw- based on /mashkikiw-/ the stem of mashkiki ni 'medicine'.
mashkikiiwinini /mashkikiiwininiw-/: /mashkikiw-/ stem of mashkiki ni ; /-wininiw/
man, person

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

mashkikiiwinini na a doctor; a physician
(verb of being) mashkikiiwininiiwi vai he is a doctor, is a physician

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