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Mrs. Joe Socs making snowshoes

aagimike vai nj
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s/he makes snowshoes



indaagimike 1s ind; nindaagimike 1s ind; nidaagimike 1s ind; aagimike 3s ind; aagimiked 3s conj; ayaagimiked 3s ch-conj; aagimiken 2s imp; Stem: /aagimike-/

nindaagimike1s ind nj
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aagimike3s ind nj
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aagimiked3s conj nj
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aagimiken2s imp nj
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Giinetawaa gigikenimininim nitaa-aagimikeyeg.

You are the only ones I know that know how to make snowshoes.
 nj
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aagimike /aagimike-/: /aagim-/ stem of aagim na ; /-ike/
s/he makes, produces, gathers

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

aagim na a snowshoe
(verb of making) aagimike vai s/he makes snowshoes (verb of possession) odaagimi vai s/he has a snowshoe or snowshoes

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