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baashkizigan ni gh
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a gun



baashkizigan sg; baashkiziganan pl; baashkizigaans dim; baashkiziganens dim; baashkiziganish pej; baashkizhiganish pej; baashkiziganing loc; Stem: /baashkizigan-/

baashkizigan sg gh
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nj
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baashkiziganan pl gh
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es
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nj
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baashkizigaans dim gh
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es
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baashkiziganens dim nj
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baashkiziganish pej es
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baashkizhiganish pej nj
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baashkiziganing loc nj
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nimbaashkizigan1s - 0s pos nj
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nibaashkizigan1s - 0s pos es
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obaashkizigan3s - 0s pos es
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Wa taasayaa! Mii gosha naa gii-wanendamaan nibaashkizigan.

Oh! I forgot my gun.
 es
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Oshki-baashkizigan iwe dekonaman, mii na go ji-nagadinaman.

The new gun you're holding, would you be able to handle it?
 es
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Ingii-mamoon 'iw baashkizigan imaa gaa-ateg.

I picked up the gun that was sitting there.
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Onashkinatoon gibaashkizigan.

Load your gun.
 nj
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baashkizigan /baashkizigan-/: /baashkiz-/ stem of baashkizan vti ; /-gan/
[nominalizer]

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

baashkizan vti shoot it
(detransitive) baashkizige vai
  1. s/he shoots things
  2. he ejaculates
 (derived noun) baashkizigan ni a gun
(verb of possession) obaashkizigani vai s/he has a gun or guns (derived noun) baashkizigaans ni [S] a small gun: a twenty-two rifle, a handgun, a toy gun (derived noun) baashkiziganens ni [BL] a small gun: a twenty-two rifle, a handgun, a toy gun
baapaashkizan vti keep shooting it
(detransitive) baapaashkizige vai s/he keeps shooting
(derived noun) baashkizigan ni a gun
(verb of possession) obaashkizigani vai s/he has a gun or guns

Related Words

KINDS OF GUNS
baashkizigan ni a gun
anwii-baashkizigan ni a rifle
bine-baashkizigan ni [NI] a 410 gauge shotgun
zhiishiibanwii-baashkizigan ni a shotgun
KINDS OF GUNS
baashkizigan ni a gun
anwii-baashkizigan ni a rifle
bine-baashkizigan ni [NI] a 410 gauge shotgun
zhiishiibanwii-baashkizigan ni a shotgun
KINDS OF GUNS
baashkizigan ni a gun
anwii-baashkizigan ni a rifle
bine-baashkizigan ni [NI] a 410 gauge shotgun
zhiishiibanwii-baashkizigan ni a shotgun

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