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zhooshkonigewin ni

a game or sport using movable game pieces: checkers, bingo, dominoes, shuffleboard, curling



Stem: /zhooshkonigewin-/

zhooshkonigewin /zhooshkonigewin-/: /zhooshkonige-/ stem of zhooshkonige vai ; /-win/
[noun forming final]

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Word Family

zhooshkonan vti slide it (with hand)
(benefactive) zhooshkonamaw vta
  1. slide (it) to h/
  2. transfer (it) to h/
 (detransitive) zhooshkonige vai
  1. s/he slides things
  2. s/he plays a game (with a movable game piece), plays checkers, plays dominoes, plays bingo, plays shuffleboard, curls
(derived noun) zhooshkonigewin ni a game or sport using movable game pieces: checkers, bingo, dominoes, shuffleboard, curling
(derived noun) zhooshkonigan na a game piece that is slid: a checker, a domino tile

Related Words

Games of Chance
aazhigijiiginige vai s/he plays poker
badakijii'igewataadiwag vai [BL] they play cribbage
bagese vai s/he plays the dish game
makizinataage vai s/he plays the moccasin game
zhooniyaansiwataage vai s/he plays penny-ante poker
zhooniyaawataadiwag vai they play poker
zhooshkonige vai
  1. s/he slides things
  2. s/he plays a game (with a movable game piece), plays checkers, plays dominoes, plays bingo, plays shuffleboard, curls

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