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zhooniyaa-mashkimod ni es
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a purse, a handbag, a wallet



zhooniyaa-mashkimod sg; zhooniyaa-mashkimodan pl; zhooniyaa-mashkimodens dim; zhooniyaa-mashkimodaang loc; Stem: /zhooniyaa-mashkimod-/

zhooniyaa-mashkimod sg gh
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zhooniyaa-mashkimodan pl gh
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zhooniyaa-mashkimodens dim es
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zhooniyaa-mashkimodaang loc es
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Zhooniyaa nindayaawaa nizhooniyaa-mashkimodaang.

I have money in my wallet
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Ogii-andoojiishkaan 'iw ozhooniyaa-mashkimodens gaa-paninang imaa gashkii-dibikatenig ji-... odaabaaniiwigamigong.

He was trying to find the billfold he dropped in the darkened garage.
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zhooniyaa-mashkimod /zhooniyaa-mashkimod-/: /zhooniyaaw-/ stem of zhooniyaa na ; /mashkimod-/ stem of mashkimod ni ;

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