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bengwashkisin vii nj
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it (stalk, plant) dries, dries up, gets dry



bengwashkisin 0s ind; bengwashkising 0s conj; Stem: /bengwashkisin-/

bengwashkisin0s ind nj
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bengwashkising0s conj nj
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Zhingaatesidoon gimanoominim ji-bengwashkising.

Spread out your rice so it can get dry.
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Geyaabi nibiiwashkaa manoomin. Baamaa bengwashkising giga-ando-bawa'aamin.

The rice stalks are still wet. We'll go and pick rice when they dry up.
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bengwashkisin /bengwashkisin-/: /bengw-/
dry, not wet on the surface
; /-ashk-/
plant, grass, fiber, stalk; barrel or bore (of a gun)
; /-sin/
it falls, lies, contacts, hits on something