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inizekwe vai rg
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s/he cooks a certain way



indinizekwe 1s ind; nindinizekwe 1s ind; nidinizekwe 1s ind; inizekwe 3s ind; inizekwed 3s conj; enizekwed 3s ch-conj; Stem: /inizekwe-/

indinizekwe1s ind es
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nindinizekwe1s ind rg
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inizekwe3s ind rg
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es
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inizekwed3s conj rg
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enizekwed3s ch-conj rg
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es
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inizekwen2s imp es
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Aaniin enizekweyan.

How do you cook?
 rg
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Mamaazhiinzh indinizekwe.

I cook in any old way.
 es
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NIndaanawenimigoo gaa-inizekweyaan. Gaawiin omiijisiinaawaa.

They don't like my cooking. They didn't even eat it.
 nj
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inizekwe /inizekwe-/: /iN-/
thus, in a certain direction, in a certain manner
; /-izekwe/
s/he cooks

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