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bawishkan vti

remove husk from wild rice by treading on it



nimbawishkaan 1s - 0s ind; obawishkaan 3s - 0s ind; bawishkang 3s - 0 conj; bewishkang 3p - 0 ch-conj; bawishkan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /bawishk-/

Gaawiin ganabaj odaa-gashkitoosiin ji-bawishkang manoomin.

I don’t think he’s able to do the dancing on the rice.
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bawishkan /bawishk-/: /baw-/
knock, shake
; /-shk/
act on it by foot or body; wear it