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mawinzo vai es
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s/he picks berries



nimawinz 1s ind; mawinzo 3s ind; mawinzod 3s conj; mewinzod 3s ch-conj; mawinzon 2s imp; mawinzok 2p imp; mawinzodaa 21p imp; Stem: /mawinzo-/

nimawinz1s ind rg
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mawinzo3s ind es
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rg
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mawinzod3s conj rg
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mewinzod3s ch-conj rg
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Oshkiniigikweg iwidi mawinzowag noopiming.

The young women are picking berries over there in the woods.
 rg
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Ningii-wiijiiwaanaan nimaamaayinaan gii-mawinzoyaang. Niin dash ningii-ni-gagiiginaanan iniw miinan memaangiminagakin.

We went with our mother blueberry picking and I picked the biggest ones.
 rg
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Gabe-niibin nimbabaa-mawinz.

I've been going around picking berries all summer.
 nj
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Reduplicated Form: mamawinzo

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Word Family

mawinzo vai s/he picks berries
(applicative) mawinzwaadan vti pick it (fruit or berries) (applicative) mawinzwaazh vta pick h/ (fruit or berries)

Related Words

PICK BERRIES
andawawinzo vai s/he goes to look for berries to pick
aagawinzo vai s/he conceals the source of berries being picked
danawinzo vai s/he picks berries in a certain place
gaadawinzo vai s/he hides berries being picked
jaagawinzo vai s/he picks all the berries, picks over an area of berries
maadawinzo vai s/he starts to pick berries
nanaandawawinzo vai s/he looks all over for berries to pick

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