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baapagishkaa vai es
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s/he trembles, shakes

Paired with: baapagishkaa vii



imbaapagishkaa 1s ind; nimbaapagishkaa 1s ind; nibaapagishkaa 1s ind; baapagishkaa 3s ind; baapagishkaad 3s conj; bayaapagishkaad 3s ch-conj; Stem: /baapagishkaa-/

nibaapagishkaa1s ind es
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baapagishkaa3s ind es
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baapagishkaad3s conj es
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baapagishkaa /baapagishkaa-/: /baapag-/
shake
; /-shkaa/
s/he or it (animate) moves, goes, has happen to h/ or it

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

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