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waabashkiki ni lsa
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[LL][ML]

a swamp, a muskeg



waabashkiki sg; waabashkikiin pl; waabashkikiins dim; waabashkikiing loc; Stem: /waabashkiky-/

waabashkiki sg gh
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lsa
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waabashkikiin pl lsa
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waabashkikiing loc gh
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lsa
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Baataniinad mashkiki imaa waabashkikiing.

There's a lot of medicine in that swamp.
 lsa
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Word Family

waabashkiki ni [LL] [ML] a swamp, a muskeg
(verb of being) waabashkikiiwan vii it is swampy

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