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adoopowinaak ni nj
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a table

See also: adoopowin ni



adoopowinaak sg; adoopowinaakoon pl; adoopowinaakoons dim; adoopowinaakong loc; Stem: /adoopowinaakw-/

adoopowinaak sg rg
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adoopowinaakoon pl es
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adoopowinaakoons dim rg
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adoopowinaakong loc rg
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Atoon daga iniwen gaa-wi-adaweyaan imaa adoopowinaakong.

Please put what I went and bought on the table.
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Ogii-piigoshkaan 'i adoopowinaak gii-apabaadang.

He broke the table when he sat on it.
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Gii-kwanabise iwe biskitenaagan imaa adoopowinaakong gaa-ateg.

The birch bark tray that was sitting on the table tipped over.
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adoopowinaak /adoopowinaakw-/: /adoopowin-/ stem of adoopowin ni ; /-aakw/
stick, wood, organic solid

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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