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bagojiiniwe vai es
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gut, dress out animals



nibagojiiniwe 1s ind; bagojiiniwe 3s ind; bagojiiniwed 3s conj; begojiiniwed 3s ch-conj; Stem: /bagojiiniwe-/

bagojiiniwe3s ind es
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bagojiiniwed3s conj es
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begojiiniwed3s ch-conj es
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Weweni ogii-mamizhaan i'iw ode' miinawaa okon awe gaa-pagojiiniwed.

The person who dressed out (the deer) carefully cut out the heart and liver.
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bagojiiniwe /bagojiiniwe-/: /bagojiin-/ stem of bagojiin vta ; /-we/
s/he acts (on an unspecified animate object)

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Word Family

bagojiin vta gut h/, dress h/ (an animal) out
(detransitive) bagojiiniwe vai gut, dress out animals

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