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baasindibenaw vta

bust h/ skull or head by shooting



nimbaasinidbenawaa 1s - 3s ind; obaasinidbenawaan 3s - 3' ind; baasinidbenawaad 3s - 3' conj; baasinidbenaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /baasinidbenaw-/

Giishpin baasindibenawad amik, aabita-diba'igan izhiseg da-aabooshkanjise.

If you sink a beaver by busting its skull, in half an hour it will bob up to the surface
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baasindibenaw /baasinidbenaw-/: /baas-/
cracked, shattered
; /-ndibe-/
(top of) head
; /-inaw/
shoot h/, act on h/ with a projectile