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mazinaabidoo'igaade vii nj
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it is decorated with with loom beadwork (by someone)



mazinaabidoo'igaade 0s ind; mazinaabidoo'igaadeg 0s conj; Stem: /mazinaabidoo'igaade-/

mazinaabidoo'igaade0s ind nj
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mazinaabidoo'igaadeg0s conj nj
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Aaniin enaabadiziwaad gaawayag. / Aabadiziwag gaawayag gegoo mazinaabidoo'igaadeg, maagizhaa wiigwaasi-makakoons.

How are quills used? / Quills are used when something is decorating with embroidery, maybe a small birch bark box.
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mazinaabidoo'igaade /mazinaabidoo'igaade-/: /mazinaabidoo'-/ stem of mazinaabidoo'an vti ; /-gaade/
it undergoes action (by someone)

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Word Family

(derived noun) mazinaabidoo'an vti bead it on a loom
(derived noun) mazinaabidoo'igan ni an item of woven beadwork (detransitive) mazinaabidoo'ige vai s/he beads things on a loom (verb of undergoing) mazinaabidoo'igaade vii it is decorated with with loom beadwork (by someone) (verb of undergoing) mazinaabidoo'igaazo vai it (animate) is decorated with loom beadwork (by someone); s/he is wearing loomed beadwork

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