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ikwezens na rg
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a girl



ikwezens sg; ikwezensag pl; Stem: /ikwezens-/

ikwezens sg gh
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rg
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es
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ikwezensag pl rg
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es
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Nashke gosha naa ezhichiged a'aw ikwezens.

Look at what that girl is doing.
 rg
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Ogii-basiingweganaamaan ogwiiwizensiman a'aw ikwezens.

That girl slapped her boy friend in the face.
 es
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Eshkwaa-agindaasowaad, gii-ni-zaagidaapiwag ikwezensag.

After reading, the girls went out laughing.
 gh
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Word Family

ikwezens na a girl
(verb of being) ikwezensiwi vai s/he is a girl (verb of pretending) ikwezensikaazo vai s/he pretends to be a girl

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