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oshkiniigikwe na gh
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a young woman, an adolescent girl



oshkiniigikwe sg; oshkiniigikweg pl; oshkiniigikwens dim; Stem: /oshkiniigikwew-/

oshkiniigikwe sg gh
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oshkiniigikweg pl gh
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rg
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oshkiniigikwens dim es
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gh
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Oshkiniigikweg iwidi mawinzowag noopiming.

The young women are picking berries over there in the woods.
 rg
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Mii go apane naawakweshin aw oshkiniigikwens.

That young woman is always sleeping until noon.
 es
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Word Family

oshkiniigikwe na a young woman, an adolescent girl
(verb of being) oshkiniigikwewi vai she is a young woman, an adolescent girl

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