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baakaakosidoon vti2 lw
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set it (something stick-like, as a door) open ; open it by dropping or hitting against something



nimbaakaakosidoon 1s - 0s ind; mbaakaakosidoon 1s - 0s ind; obaakaakosidoon 3s - 0p ind; baakaakosidood 3s - 0 conj; bayaakaakosidood 3s - 0 ch-conj; baakaakosidoon 2s - 0s imp; Stem: /baakaakosid-/

nimbaakaakosidoon1s - 0s ind es
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mbaakaakosidoon1s - 0s ind lw
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obaakaakosidoon3s - 0p ind es
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baakaakosidood3s - 0 conj es
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lw
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bayaakaakosidood3s - 0 ch-conj gh
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baakaakosidoon2s - 0s imp es
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lw
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ogii-paakaakosidoon0s ind pst es
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baakaakosidoon /baakaakosid-/: /baak-/
open up, uncover
; /-aakw-/
stick-like, wooden, organic solid
; /-sid/
cause it to fall or lie (drop, lay, set, put), impact it (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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