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mooshkinebadoon vti2 rg
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fill it with liquid

Paired with: mooshkinebazh vta



nimooshkinebadoon 1s - 0s ind; omooshkinebadoon 3s - 0s ind; mooshkinebadood 3s - 0 conj; mwaashkinebadood 3s - 0 ch-conj; mooshkinebadoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /mooshkinebad-/

nimooshkinebadoon1s - 0s ind gh
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omooshkinebadoon3s - 0s ind gh
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mooshkinebadood3s - 0 conj gh
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mwaashkinebadood3s - 0 ch-conj rg
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mooshkinebadoon 2s - 0 imp gh
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Apane mooshkinebadoon waasigani-bimide-biiwaabik.

Always keep your gas can full.
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Gii-pengode ninjiibaakwaan. Ningii'-waniike ji-aanji-mooshkinebadooyaan.

My stew boiled dry. I forgot to fill it back up (with some water).
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mooshkinebadoon /mooshkinebad-/: /mooshkine-/ stem of mooshkine vii ; /-bad/
put liquid into it (a container)

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