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wiisookaw vta

associate with, support, be frequently with, be friendly with, be helpful to h/



niwiisookawaa 1s - 3s ind; niwiisookaag 3s - 1s ind; giwiisookawin 1s - 2s ind; giiwiisookaw 2s - 1s ind; owiisookawaan 3s - 3' ind; wiisookawaad 3s - 3' conj; waasookawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; wiisookaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /wiisookaw-/

niwiisookawaa1s - 3s ind nj
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niwiisookaag3s - 1s ind nj
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giwiisookawin1s - 2s ind nj
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giiwiisookaw2s - 1s ind nj
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owiisookawaan3s - 3' ind nj
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wiisookawaad3s - 3' conj nj
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ogii'-wiisookawaan3s - 3' ind pst nj
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Gidaa-wiisookawaag apane gichi-anishinaabeg. Gegoo imaa giga-onji-gikendaan ge-ani-izhi-mino-bimaadiziyan.

You should often visit the elders. You will learn something there about leading a good life.
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Troy noozhis apane niwiisookaag. Apane niwiiji'ig gegoo ezhi-andawendamaan.

My grandson Troy is always there for me. He always helps me with whatever I need help on.
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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

wiisookaw vta associate with, support, be frequently with, be friendly with, be helpful to h/
(reciprocal) wiisookodaadiwag vai they associate with each other, are with each other frequently, are friendly with each other

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