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agwaa'izekwe vai es
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s/he takes something out of the cooking pot



indagwaa'izekwe 1s ind; nindagwaa'izekwe 1s ind; agwaa'izekwe ; agwaa'izekwed 3s conj; egwaa'izekwed ; agwaa'izekwen 2s imp; Stem: /agwaa'izekwe-/

indagwaa'izekwe1s ind es
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nindagwaa'izekwe1s ind nj
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agwaa'izekwe nj
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es
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agwaa'izekwed3s conj nj
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es
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egwaa'izekwed es
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nj
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agwaa'izekwen2s imp es
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Indawaaj igo inga-baapi'aa awe gaa-mindawed aanawi agwaa'izekwed miinawaa.

I just laugh at the one who wanted to go for seconds but there was nothing left.
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agwaa'izekwe /agwaa'izekwe-/: /agwaa'-/ stem of agwaa'an vti ; /-izekwe/
s/he cooks

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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