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waabishkiiwe vai es
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s/he is pale-complexioned; s/he is a white person



niwaabishkiiwe 1s ind; waabishkiiwe 3s ind; waabishkiiwed 3s conj; wayaabishkiiwed 3s ch-conj; Stem: /waabishkiiwe-/

niwaabishkiiwe1s ind es
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waabishkiiwe3s ind es
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waabishkiiwed3s conj es
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es
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Mii iniw en... enokiitawaad waabishkiiwenid gaa-oshki-bagamised.

He's working for that whiteman who just arrived.
 es
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Wenipanendaagod inendam awe waabishkiiwed niimikaageng imaa niimi'iding.

The whiteman thinks it's easy to dance at a powwow.
 es
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waabishkiiwe /waabishkiiwe-/: /waabishk-/
white
; /-iiwag-/
flesh, meat, muscle
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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

waabishkiiwe vai s/he is pale-complexioned; s/he is a white person
waabishkiiwed na-v [N] a white person, a whiteman wayaabishkiiwed na-v [S] a white person

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