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baasikan vti es
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crack, shatter it (with foot or body)

Paired with: baasikaw vta



imbaasikaan 1s - 0s ind; nimbaasikaan 1s - 0s ind; nibaasikaan 1s - 0s ind; obaasikaan 3s - 0s ind; baasikang 3s - 0 conj; bayaasikang 3s - 0 ch-conj; baasikan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /baasik-/

imbaasikaan1s - 0s ind gh
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nibaasikaan1s - 0s ind es
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obaasikaan3s - 0s ind es
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gh
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baasikang3s - 0 conj es
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gh
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bayaasikang3s - 0 ch-conj gh
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baasikan2s - 0 imp es
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gh
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ogii-paasikaan3s - 0s pst es
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gh
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baasikan /baasik-/: /baas-/
cracked, shattered
; /-k/
act on it by foot or body

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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