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maanashkinatoon vti2

fill it poorly, fit it in poorly



nimaanashkinatoon 1s - 0s ind; omaanashkinatoon 3p - 0s ind; maanashkinatood 3s - 0 conj; Stem: /maanashkinat-/

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omaanashkinatoon3p - 0s ind es
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maanashkinatood3s - 0 conj es
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ogii-maanashkinatoon3s - 0s ind pst es
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Ogii-maanashkinatoon iniwen odaya'iiman imaa gashkibidaaganing.

He packed his clothes wrong into that satchel.
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maanashkinatoon /maanashkinat-/: /maaN-/
bad, malformed, poor(ly)
; /-ashkinat/
fill

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Word Family

maanashkinatoon vti2 fill it poorly, fit it in poorly
(detransitive) maanashkinataaso vai s/he packs things poorly

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