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wiigwaasike vai es
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s/he removes birch bark from the tree



niwiigwaasike 1s ind; wiigwaasike 3s ind; wiigwaasiked 3s conj; waagwaasiked 3s ch-conj; Stem: /wiigwaasike-/

niwiigwaasike1s ind lw
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wiigwaasike3s ind lw
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es
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wiigwaasiked3s conj lw
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waagwaasiked3s ch-conj es
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wiigwaasike /wiigwaasike-/: /wiigwaas-/ stem of wiigwaas ni ; /-ike/
s/he makes, produces, gathers

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

wiigwaas ni birch bark; piece of birch bark
(verb of making) wiigwaasike vai s/he removes birch bark from the tree

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