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baasibizh vta es
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crack or shatter h/ (with hands)

Paired with: baasibidoon vti2



nibaasibinaa 1s - 3s ind; imbaasibinaa 1s - 3s ind; mbaasibinaa 1s - 3s ind; obaasibinaan 3s - 3' ind; baasibinaad 3s - 3' conj; bayaasibinaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; baasibizh 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /baasibiN-/

nibaasibinaa1s - 3s ind es
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mbaasibinaa1s - 3s ind lw
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obaasibinaan3s - 3' ind es
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lw
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baasibinaad3s - 3' conj es
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lw
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bayaasibinaad3s - 3' ch-conj gh
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baasibizh2s - 3 imp es
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lw
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ogii-paasibinaan3s - 3' ind pst es
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baasibizh /baasibiN-/: /baas-/
cracked, shattered
; /-biN/
pull h/, it (animate); use the hands on h/, it (animate)

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.

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