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bagoshkaa vii es
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it has a hole, gets a hole (in it)

Paired with: bagoshkaa vai



bagoshkaa 0s ind; bagoshkaag 0s conj; begoshkaag 0s ch-conj; bagoshkaamagad 0s ind aug; Stem: /bagoshkaa-/

bagoshkaa0s ind nj
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es
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bagoshkaag0s conj nj
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es
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begoshkaag0s ch-conj es
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bagoshkaamagad0s ind aug es
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gii-pagoshkaa0s ind pst nj
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Wiisagaabate omaa biindig. Ganabaj bagoshkaa okijaabik.

The smoke hurts the eyes in here. I think there is a hole in the chimney.
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Obaapitoonan iniw omakizinishan gegwaanisago-bagoshkaanig.

He's laughing at his old worn-out moccasins with the holes in them.
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bagoshkaa /bagoshkaa-/: /bagw-/
cut open, have a hole
; /-shkaa/
it moves, goes, happens

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

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