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mitigoons ni gh
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a stick



mitigoons sg; mitigoonsan pl; mitigoonsing loc; Stem: /mitigoons-/

mitigoons sg gh
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mitigoonsan pl gh
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Bashagikodan 'i mitigoons.

Peel that stick.
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Owi-bookobidoon ini mitigoonsan omaa ji-bi-wewese'wadwaa igi giingooyag

Go and break those branches and come fan the fish here.
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diminutive of: mitig ni wood; a piece of wood
mitigoons /mitigoons-/: /mitigw-/ stem of mitig ni ; /-ns/
[diminutive]

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Word Family

mitig ni wood, a piece of wood, a stick
(verb of being) mitigowan vii it is wood, is wooden (verb of being) mitigowi vai s/he is wood, is wooden (verb of possession) omitigomi vai s/he has wood (derived noun) mitigoons ni a stick

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