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bangishin vai es
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s/he falls

Paired with: bangisin vii



imbangishin 1s ind; nimbangishin 1s ind; nibangishin 1s ind; bangishin 3s ind; bangishing 3s conj; bengishing 3s ch-conj; Stem: /bangishin-/

nimbangishin1s ind es
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bangishin3s ind es
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bangishing3s conj es
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bengishing3s ch-conj es
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gii-pangishin3s ind pst es
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gego bangishinoken2s imp prohib es
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Gii-pangishin babaamaandawed awe abinoonjiinh.

The child fell off while climbing around.
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Ogii-pagijwebinaan iwe omitigwaab gii-tabazi'aad ini mitigoon bengishininid.

He dropped his bow when he jumped out of the way of the falling tree.
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Ningii-pangishin gaa-izhi-wiisagidooskwaneyaan.

I fell and hurt my elbow.
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bangishin /bangishin-/: /bang-/
drop
; /-shin/
s/he falls, lies, treads, contacts, hits on 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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