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baashkiz vta

shoot h/ (with a gun)

Paired with: baashkizan vti See also: baashkizwi vta [NI]



imbaashkizwaa 1s - 3s ind; nimbaashkizwaa 1s - 3s ind; nibaashkizwaa 1s - 3s ind; obaashkizwaan 3s - 3' ind; baashkizwaad 3s - 3' conj; bayaashkizwaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; baashkiz 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /baashkizw-/

imbaashkizwaa1s - 3s ind gh
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nibaashkizwaa1s - 3s ind es
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obaashkizwaan3s - 3' ind es
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gh
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lw
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baashkizwaad3s - 3' conj es
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lw
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baashkiz2s - 3 imp es
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gaawiin obaashkizwaasiin3s - 3' ind neg es
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Kevin ogii-paashkizwaan misisen.

Kevin shot a turkey.
 rg
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Nina'aangish gii-paashkizwaad ini waawaashkeshiwan, agaawaa ogii-kashkinanaan.

When my son-in-law shot the deer, he barely got him.
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Gii-baashkizwad amik, wewiib booziwebin. Day-aabiziigwinjin,

When you shoot a beaver, throw it in the boat right away. The water will revive it.
 nj
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Anaamibiig ningii-paashkizwaa amik.

I shot a beaver under the water.
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baashkiz /baashkizw-/: /baashk-/
burst, broken open (esp. of three-dimensional objects)
; /-izw/
act on h/ or it (animate) by heat

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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

baashkiz vta shoot h/ (with a gun)
(reciprocal) baashkizodiwag vai they shoot each other (reflexive) baashkizodizo vai s/he shoots h/ self baapaashkiz vta keep shooting h/
(reciprocal) baapaashkizodiwag vai they keep shooting each other

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