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baasindibeshin vai es
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s/he falls and cracks h/ head; s/he fractures h/ skull



imbaasindibeshin 1s ind; nimbaasindibeshin 1s ind; nibaasindibeshin 1s ind; baasindibeshin 3s ind; baasindibeshing 3s conj; bayaasindibeshing 3s ch-conj; Stem: /baasindibeshin-/

nibaasindibeshin1s ind es
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baasindibeshin3s ind es
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lw
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baasindibeshing3s conj es
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lw
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bayaasindibeshing3s ch-conj gh
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gii-paasindibeshin3s ind pst es
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baasindibeshin /baasindibeshin-/: /baas-/
cracked, shattered
; /-ndibe-/
(top of) head
; /-shin/
s/he falls, lies, treads, contacts, hits on something

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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