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nooka'iiwagwe vai nj
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s/he pounds meat, makes pemmican



ninooka'iiwagwe 1s ind; nooka'iiwagwe 3s ind; nooka'iiwagwed 3s conj; Stem: /nooka'iiwagwe-/

ninooka'iiwagwe1s ind nj
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nooka'iiwagwe3s ind nj
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nooka'iiwagwed3s conj nj
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Bijiinaago niibiwa ningii-kaaskizaan wiiyaas. Noongom idash niwii'-nooka'iiwagwe.

Yesterday I smoked a lot of meat. Today I'll make pemmican.
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nooka'iiwagwe /nooka'iiwagwe-/: /nooka'-/ stem of nooka'an vti ; /-iiwag-/
flesh, meat, muscle
; /-e/
[incorporating]

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nooka'iiwagwe vai s/he pounds meat, makes pemmican
(derived noun) nooka'iiwagwaan ni pounded meat; pemmican

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