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wiigwaasi-makak ni es
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a birch bark basket or box



wiigwaasi-makak sg; wiigwaasi-makakoon pl; wiigwaasi-makakoons dim; wiigwaasi-makakong loc; wiigwaasi-makakosh pej; Stem: /wiigwaasi-makakw-/

wiigwaasi-makak sg rg
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wiigwaasi-makakoon pl rg
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wiigwaasi-makakoons dim es
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wiigwaasi-makakong loc es
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wiigwaasi-makakosh pej es
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Nimaamaa ko ogii-aabajitoon i'iw wiigwaasi-makak gii-... gii-atood iwe anishinaabe-ziinzibaakwad.

My mother used to use a birch bark basket when she put away the maple sugar.
 rg
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Atoon imaa wiigwaasi-makakong.

Put it in the birch bark makak.
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Aaniin enaabadiziwaad gaawayag. / Aabadiziwag gaawayag gegoo mazinaabidoo'igaadeg, maagizhaa wiigwaasi-makakoons.

How are quills used? / Quills are used when something is decorating with embroidery, maybe a small birch bark box.
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wiigwaasi-makak /wiigwaasi-makakw-/: wiigwaasi- compounding form of /wiigwaas-/ stem of wiigwaas ni ; /makakw-/ stem of makak ni ;

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