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ataasoowigamig ni gh
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a structure for storage: a storage lodge, a shed, a storage room



ataasoowigamig sg; ataasoowigamigoon pl; ataasoowigamigoons dim; ataasoowigamigong loc; Stem: /ataasoowigamigw-/

ataasoowigamig sg gh
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ataasoowigamigoon pl gh
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nj
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ataasoowigamigoons dim nj
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ataasoowigamigong loc gh
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Giga-aabaaka'amoon iwe ataasoowigamig giishpin wendamiziwanen.

I'll unlock the storage shed for you if you're too busy.
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Ogii-tawisidoon ataasoowigamig wii-ataasod.

He made room in the shed to store stuff.
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Gii-piigwa'igaadeni odataasoowigamig.

Someone knocked his shed down.
 nj
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Gii-shiigonige imaa ataasoowigamigong.

He emptied everything out of the storage shed.
 es
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ataasoowigamig /ataasoowigamigw-/: /ataaso-/ stem of ataaso vai ; /-wigamigw/
built structure, building, lodge

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