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mazinigwaasowin ni nj
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an embroidered craft item



mazinigwaasowin sg; mazinigwaasowinan pl; Stem: /mazinigwaasowin-/

mazinigwaasowin sg nj
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Ogii-gikinawaabandaan iwe mazinigwaasowin gaa-waabandang gaa-onji-giiwewidood.

She copied that beadwork she saw and that's why she took it home.
 es
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Odoozhiiginaan waa'-inizhang omazinigwaasowin.

She's shaping the paper to cut the design out for her beadwork.
 nj
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mazinigwaasowin /mazinigwaasowin-/: /mazinigwaaso-/ stem of mazinigwaaso vai ; /-win/
[noun forming final]

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Word Family

mazinigwaaso vai s/he embroiders, beads something
(derived noun) mazinigwaasowin ni an embroidered craft item

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