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wiiwakwepidoon vti2 nj
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wrap and tie something around it

Paired with: wiiwakwepizh vta



niwiiwakwepidoon 1s - 0s ind; owiiwakwepidoon 3s - 3' ind; wiiwakwepidood 3s - 0 conj; wiiwakwepidoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /wiiwakwepid-/

niwiiwakwepidoon1s - 0s ind nj
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owiiwakwepidoon3s - 3' ind nj
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wiiwakwepidood3s - 0 conj nj
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wiiwakwepidoon2s - 0 imp nj
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Ogii'-wiiwakwepidoon otigwaan wii-pabaa-ayaad agwajiing gii-bibooninig.

He wrapped his head up to go around outside in the winter.
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Word Family

wiiwakwepidoon vti2 wrap and tie something around it
(verb of undergoing) wiiwakwepijigaade vii it is wrapped around something (by someone), "they" wrap it around it

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