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animikoshim vta es
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lay h/ or it (animate) face down

Paired with: animikosidoon vti2



ndanimikoshimaa 1s - 3s ind; nindanimikoshimaa 1s - 3s ind; nidanimikoshimaa 1s - 3s ind; odanimikoshimaan 3s - 3' ind; animikoshimaad 3s - 3' conj; enimikoshimaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; animikoshim 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /animikoshim-/

ndanimikoshimaa1s - 3s ind es
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nindanimikoshimaa1s - 3s ind nj
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odanimikoshimaan3s - 3' ind nj
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es
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animikoshimaad3s - 3' conj nj
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es
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enimikoshimaad3s - 3' ch-conj nj
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es
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animikoshim 2s - 3 imp nj
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es
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Animikoshim gidakikoog jibwaa-biinzibiiwaad gii-gimiwang.

Put your kettles up upside down before they get water in them from the rain.
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animikoshim /animikoshim-/: /animikw-/
facing away, facedown, upside down
; /-shim/
cause h/ to fall or lie (drop, lay, set, put); impact h/ (hit, hit against, hit with something)

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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