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mooshkinachige vai nj
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[N]

s/he fills things



nimooshkinachige 1s ind; mooshkinachige 3s ind; mooshkinachigeyaan 1s conj; mooshkinachiged 3s conj; Stem: /mooshkinachige-/

nimooshkinachige1s ind nj
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mooshkinachige3s ind nj
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mooshkinachigeyaan1s conj nj
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mooshkinachiged3s conj nj
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Aaniin giin ekooshkinachigeyan. / Gegaa go zhigwa nimooshkinachige.

How high have you filled it? / I've almost got it full now.
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mooshkinachige /mooshkinachige-/: /mooshkinat-/ stem of mooshkinatoon vti2 [N] ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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Word Family

mooshkinatoon vti2 [N] fill it (with solids)
(detransitive) mooshkinachige vai [N] s/he fills things (verb of undergoing) mooshkinachigaade vii [N] it is filled, filled in (by someone), "they" fill it, fill it in

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