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agwaa'iskomii vai nj
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s/he scoops ice (from a hole in the ice)



nindagwaa'iskomii 1s ind; agwaa'iskomii 3s ind; agwaa'iskomiid 3s conj; egwaa'iskomiid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /agwaa'iskomii-/

nindagwaa'iskomii1s ind nj
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agwaa'iskomii3s ind nj
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agwaa'iskomiid3s conj nj
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egwaa'iskomiid3s ch-conj nj
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Akawe agwaa'iskomii jibwaa-maajii-wewebanaabiid.

He scoops the ice out of the hole before he starts fishing.
 nj
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agwaa'iskomii /agwaa'iskomii-/: /agwaa'-/ stem of agwaa'an vti ; /-iskomy-/
ice
; /-e/
[incorporating]

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