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mookomaan ni es
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a knife



mookomaan sg; mookomaanan pl; mookomaanens dim; mookomaaning loc; mookomaanish pej; Stem: /mookomaan-/

mookomaan sg nj
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rg
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es
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mookomaanan pl nj
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rg
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es
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mookomaanens dim nj
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rg
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es
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mookomaaning loc nj
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es
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mookomaanish pej nj
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rg
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es
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nimookomaan1s - 0s pos nj
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rg
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es
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gimookomaan2s - 0s pos nj
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omookomaan3s - 0s pos nj
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rg
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Weweni aabajitoon iwe mookomaan. Giinaabikad.

Be careful using that knife. It's sharp.
 es
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Ningii-atoonan iniw mookomaanan imaa adoopowinaakong.

I put the knives on the table.
 es
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Gijibidoon 'iw gimookomaanens.

Pull out your knife.
 es
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Ingii-peshaabikinaan mookomaanish.

I got cut on an old knife.
 gj
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Biindikomaaning zhegonan gimookomaan jibwaa-beshininjiishinan.

Put your knife in the case before you cut your hand on it.
 nj
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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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