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mooshkinatoon vti2 rg
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[N]

fill it (with solids)

Paired with: mooshkina' vta See also: mooshkinadoon vti2



nimooshkinatoon 1s - 0s ind; omooshkinatoon 2s - 0s ind; mooshkinatood 3s - 0 conj; mwaashkinatood 3s - 0 ch-conj; mooshkinatoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /mooshkinat-/

nimooshkinatoon1s - 0s ind nj
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omooshkinatoon2s - 0s ind nj
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mooshkinatood3s - 0 conj nj
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mwaashkinatood3s - 0 ch-conj rg
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mooshkinatoon2s - 0 imp nj
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Gigii'-mooshkinatoon na gimisad.

Did you fill your belly?
 nj
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Mooshkinatoon gizhaabikizigan gabe-dibik ji-biskaneg.

Fill the stove so the fire will go all night.
 nj
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Ningii'-mooshkinatoon niin ninjiimaan gii-naawakweg.

I filled my canoe at noon.

Note:
(with wild rice)
 nj
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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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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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