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wiipemaagan na gh
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a sleeping partner



wiipemaagan sg; wiipemaaganag pl; Stem: /wiipemaagan-/

wiipemaagan sg gh
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es
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rg
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wiipemaaganag pl es
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niwiipemaagan1s - 3s pos gh
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giwiipemaagan2s - 3s pos gh
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owiipemaaganan3s - 3' pos gh
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rg
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Mii go apii gaa-aabiziingwashid gii-andonaad owiipemaaganan.

At the time he awoke, he felt around for his bed partner.
 es
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wiipemaagan /wiipemaagan-/: /wiipem-/ stem of wiipem vta ; /-aagan/
[nominalizer]

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

wiipem vta sleep with h/
(reciprocal) wiipendiwag vai they sleep with each other (derived noun) wiipemaagan na a sleeping partner

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