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mashkikiwaabookaadan vti nj
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make a medicinal tea of it

Paired with: mashkikiwaabookaazh vta



nimashkikiwaabookaadaan 1s - 0s ind; omashkikiwaabookaadaan 3s - 0s ind; mashkikiwaabookaadang 3s - 0 conj; meshkikiwaabookaadang 3s - 0 ch-conj; mashkikiwaabookaadan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /mashkikiwaabookaad-/

nimashkikiwaabookaadaan1s - 0s ind nj
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omashkikiwaabookaadaan3s - 0s ind nj
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mashkikiwaabookaadang3s - 0 conj nj
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meshkikiwaabookaadang3s - 0 ch-conj nj
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mashkikiwaabookaadan2s - 0 imp nj
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mashkikiwaabookaadan /mashkikiwaabookaad-/: /mashkikiwaabooke-/ stem of mashkikiwaabooke vai ; /-d/
act on it

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

mashkikiwaabo ni [BL] a medicinal tea, liquid medicine
(verb of making) mashkikiwaabooke vai s/he makes liquid medicine
(applicative) mashkikiwaabookaadan vti make a medicinal tea of it (applicative) mashkikiwaabookaazh vta make a medicinal tea of h/
(benefactive) mashkikiwaabookaw vta make liquid medicine for h/

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