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ojiishininjii vai es
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s/he has a scar on h/ hand



ndoojiishininjii 1s ind; nindoojiishininjii 1s ind; indoojiishininjii 1s ind; ojiishininjii 3s ind; ojiishininjiid 3s conj; wejiishininjiid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /ojiishininjii-/

ndoojiishininjii1s ind es
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nindoojiishininjii1s ind nj
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indoojiishininjii1s ind es
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ojiishininjii3s ind nj
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es
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ojiishininjiid3s conj nj
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es
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wejiishininjiid3s ch-conj es
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Ojiishininjii onamanjinikaaning.

She has a scar on her left hand.
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ojiishininjii /ojiishininjii-/: /ojiish-/
scarred
; /-ninjy-/
hand, finger
; /-e/
[incorporating]
Reduplicated Form: wawijiishininjii

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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