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jiibaakwaanakik na nj
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[BL]

a pot; a cooking kettle



jiibaakwaanakik sg; jiibaakwaanakikoog pl; jiibaakwaanakikong loc; jiibaakwaanakikoons dim; Stem: /jiibaakwaanakikw-/

jiibaakwaanakik sg nj
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jiibaakwaanakikoog pl nj
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jiibaakwaanakikong loc nj
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jiibaakwaanakikoons dim nj
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ninjiibaakwaanakik1s - 3s pos nj
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gijiibaakwaanakik2s - 3s pos nj
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ojiibaakwaanakikoon3s - 3' pos nj
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Bizhishigwaabikishin jiibaakwaanakik.

The pot is empty.
 nj
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Nabagisag apishim gijiibaakwaanakik ji-jaagidesinog gidadoopowiniigin.

Put a board under your pot so your tablecloth doesn't get burned. 
 nj
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Ogichi-ojiibaakwaanakikoon odaabaji'aan niizh zhiishiiba' gabaashimaad.

S/he's using her big pot to boil two ducks.
 nj
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jiibaakwaanakik /jiibaakwaanakikw-/: /jiibaakwaan-/ stem of jiibaakwaan ni [BL] ; /-akikw/
pail, pailful

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