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wiinaanagiingwe vai rg
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s/he has a dirty face



niwiinaanagiingwe 1s ind; wiinaanagiingwe 3s ind; wiinaanagiingwed 3s conj; waanaanagiingwed 3s ch-conj; Stem: /wiinaanagiingwe-/

niwiinaanagiingwe1s ind es
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wiinaanagiingwe3s ind es
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rg
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wiinaanagiingwed3s conj es
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rg
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waanaanagiingwed3s ch-conj es
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Makadewiingwe a'awe gechi-wiinaanagiingwed.

He's got a black face, that one with filthy face.
 es
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Wiinaanagiingwe 'a ikwezens izhaad oodenaang. Owiijiiwaan omaamaayan.

That girl had a dirty face when she went to town. She went with her mother.
 rg
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wiinaanagiingwe /wiinaanagiingwe-/: /wiin-/
dirty
; /-aanagiingw-/
face
; /-e/
[incorporating]

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