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mashwens na es
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[LL][RL]

a handkerchief

See also: moshwens ni



mashwens sg; mashwensag pl; Stem: /mashwens-/

mashwens sg es
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gh
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mashwensag pl gh
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es
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nimashwensim1s - 3s pos es
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omashwensiman3s - 3' pos es
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Niwaawaata'amaag awe niinimoshenh waawa... waabishki-mashwensan ini dekonaad.

My sweetheart waved to me holding a white handkerchief in her hand.

Note:
from a song
 es
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diminutive of: mashwe na a shawl
mashwens /mashwens-/: /mashwew-/ stem of mashwe na [LL] [RL] ; /-ns/
[diminutive]

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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