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wiipemaawaso vai es
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s/he sleeps with children protectively



niwiipemaawas 1s ind; wiipemaawaso 3s ind; wiipemaawasod 3s conj; waapemaawasod 3s ch-conj; Stem: /wiipemaawaso-/

niwiipemaawas1s ind rg
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wiipemaawaso3s ind rg
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wiipemaawasod3s conj rg
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waapemaawasod3s ch-conj rg
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Megwaa wiipemaawasowag igiw gichi-anishinaabeg.

The old people, the grandparents, are sleeping with the baby.
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Nindaanis gii-mawiwan iniw ogozisan ezhi-wiipemaawasod.

My daughter's son was crying so she laid down with him.
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wiipemaawaso /wiipemaawaso-/: /wiipem-/ stem of wiipem vta ; /-aawaso/
caring for the young, a child or children

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