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mashkimodegwaajigan ni lw
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a pocket



mashkimodegwaajigan sg; mashkimodegwaajiganan pl; mashkimodegwaajigaans dim; mashkimodegwaajiganing loc; Stem: /mashkimodegwaajigan-/

mashkimodegwaajigan sg lw
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mashkimodegwaajiganan pl lw
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mashkimodegwaajiganing loc lw
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Ogii-pangishimaan ozhooniyaansiman onzaam bagoshkaani omashkimodegwaajigan.

He dropped his change because his pocket has a hole in it.
 nj
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Zhegosinoon indooshkiinzhigokaanan nimashkimodegwaajiganing.

My glasses are stuck in my pocket.
 nj
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mashkimodegwaajigan /mashkimodegwaajigan-/: /mashkimodegwaad-/ stem of mashkimodegwaadan vti ; /-gan/
[nominalizer]

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Word Family

mashkimodegwaadan vti sew it as a bag
(derived noun) mashkimodegwaajigan ni a pocket
(verb of making) mashkimodegwaajiganike vai s/he makes a pocket

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