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baakisin vii es
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it is left open, is left uncovered

Paired with: baakishin vai



baakisin 0s; baakising 0s conj; bayaakising 0s ch-conj; Stem: /baakisin-/

baakisin0s es
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gh
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baakising0s conj es
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gh
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bayaakising0s ch-conj gh
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gii-paakisin0s ind pst gh
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es
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Agokiwasan gimakizin. Gii-paakisin.

Glue up your shoe. The sole is coming off it.
 nj
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Aaniin apii waa-paakising adaawewigamig.

What time will the store open?
 nj
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Ishpi-dagwaagig baakisin wanii'igewin.

Trapping season opens in the late fall.
 nj
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baakisin /baakisin-/: /baak-/
open up, uncover
; /-sin/
it falls, lies, 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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