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zaka'ipwaagane vai nj
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s/he lights a pipe



inzaka'ipwaagane 1s ind; ninzaka'ipwaagane 1s ind; nizaka'ipwaagane 1s ind; zaka'ipwaagane 3s ind; zaka'ipwaaganed 3s conj; zeka'ipwaaganed 3s ch-conj; Stem: /zaka'ipwaagane-/

ninzaka'ipwaagane1s ind nj
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nizaka'ipwaagane1s ind es
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zaka'ipwaagane3s ind nj
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zaka'ipwaaganed3s conj es
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nj
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zeka'ipwaaganed3s ch-conj es
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Dabinooshkan indishkodensim ji-zaka'ipwaaganeyaan.

Shelter my match from the wind so I can light my pipe.
 nj
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zaka'ipwaagane /zaka'ipwaagane-/: /zaka'-/ stem of zaka'an vti ; /-ipwaagan-/
pipe
; /-e/
[incorporating]

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