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aniibiishaabookewininiiwi vai

he is East Asian: Chinese, Japanese



indaniibiishaabookewininiiw 1s ind; nindaniibiishaabookewininiiw 1s ind; nidaniibiishaabookewininiiw 1s ind; aniibiishaabookewininiiwi 3s ind; aniibiishaabookewininiiwid 3s conj; eniibiishaabookewininiiwid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /aniibiishaabookewininiiwi-/

aniibiishaabookewininiiwi /aniibiishaabookewininiiwi-/: /aniibiishaabookewininiw-/ stem of aniibiishaabookewinini na ; /-wi/
be, become a certain kind of being or thing

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Word Family

aniibiishaabookewinini na an East Asian person, an East Asian (male): Chinese, Japanese
aniibiishaabookewininiiwi vai he is East Asian: Chinese, Japanese

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