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baakiiginan vti es
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open it (something sheet-like); unwrap it



nibaakiiginaan 1s - 0s ind; obaakiiginaan 3s - 0s ind; baakiiginang 3s - 0 conj; bayaakiiginang 3s - 0 ch-conj; baakiiginan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /baakiigin-/

nibaakiiginaan1s - 0s ind es
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obaakiiginaan3s - 0s ind es
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baakiiginang3s - 0 conj es
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baakiiginan2s - 0 imp es
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baakiiginan /baakiigin-/: /baak-/
open up, uncover
; /-iig-/
sheet-like (two-dimensional flexible objects of material such as bark, hide/skin, cloth, and paper)
; /-in/
act on it by hand

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

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

Word Family

baakiiginan vti open it (something sheet-like); unwrap it
(benefactive) baakiiginamaw vti open (it) (as something sheet-like) for h/ (detransitive) baakiiginige vai s/he opens things (sheet-like), turns pages; s/he unwraps things

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