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nooshkaachige vai rg
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s/he winnows things, winnows wild rice



ninooshkaachige 1s ind; nooshkaachige 3s ind; nooshkaachiged 3s conj; nwaashkaachiged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /nooshkaachige-/

ninooshkaachige1s ind nj
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lw
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rg
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nooshkaachige3s ind nj
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lw
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gh
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rg
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nooshkaachiged3s conj nj
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lw
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gh
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rg
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nwaashkaachiged3s ch-conj rg
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gii'-nooshkaachige3s ind pst nj
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Gabenaagosh ninooshkaachige.

I've been winnowing rice all evening.
 nj
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nooshkaachige /nooshkaachige-/: /nooshkaat-/ stem of nooshkaatoon vti2 ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)
Reduplicated Form: naanooshkaachige

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Word Family

nooshkaatoon vti2 winnow it [wild rice]
(verb of undergoing) nooshkaachigaade vii it is winnowed (by someone), "they" winnow it (derived noun) nooshkaachigan ni winnowed rice (detransitive) nooshkaachige vai s/he winnows things, winnows wild rice (benefactive) nooshkaatamaw vta winnow (it) for h/

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