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bitaabikishin vai nj
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s/he hits a rock in the water or a reef



nimbitaabikishin 1s ind; bitaabikishin 3s ind; bitaabikishinaan 1s conj; bitaabikishing 3s conj; betaabikishing 3s ch-conj; Stem: /bitaabikishin-/

nimbitaabikishin1s ind nj
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bitaabikishin3s ind nj
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bitaabikishinaan1s conj nj
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bitaabikishing3s conj nj
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gii-bitaabikishin3s ind pst nj
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Daga sa naa inaabin ezhaayang, Giga-bitaabikishinimin.

Come on now, look where we're going. We might hit a reef.
 nj
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Inaabin enakwazhiweyan. Giga-bitaabikishin minisaabik.

Look where you paddle to. You might get hung up on a reef.
 nj
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Ogii'-miikwa'waan asiniin gaa-bimishkaad. Gii-bitaabikishin.

The paddler accidentally hit the reef right on.
 nj
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bitaabikishin /bitaabikishin-/: /bit-/
accidentally
; /-aabik-/
mineral (inorganic solid: rock, metal, glass)
; /-shin/
s/he falls, lies, treads, contacts, hits on something

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