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mookise vai gh
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s/he or it (animate) surfaces or emerges suddenly, pops up; s/he breaks out in a rash

Paired with: mookise vii



nimookise 1s ind; mookise 3s ind; mookised 3s conj; mwaakised 3s ch-conj; Stem: /mookise-/

nimookise1s ind nj
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gh
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es
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mookise3s ind es
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nj
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gh
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mookised3s conj es
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nj
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gh
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mwaakised3s ch-conj gh
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Mii iwidi gii-ni-mookised a'awe gaa-ni-googiid.

The diver popped up down yonder.
 es
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Mary ogozisensan mookisewan onisawininjaaning.

Mary's son broke out in a rash between his fingers.
 nj
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mookise /mookise-/: /mook-/
emerge, appear
; /-se/
s/he or it (animate) flies, falls, has something happen to h/ or it (animate) quickly or spontaneously

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

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