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Color Words in Ojibwe

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makade makadewaa              makadewizi	waabishki waabishkaa         waabishkizi
waabijiiyaa            waabijiizi	ozaawi ozaawaa              ozaawizi
ozaawi ozaawaa              ozaawizi	misko miskwaa              miskozi
ozhaawashko ozhaawashkwaa  ozhaawashkozi	ozhaawashko ozhaawashkwaa  ozhaawashkozi

Why are there two or three different forms of these Ojibwe color words?

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