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bagwaabikishkaa vii nj
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it (something mineral or metal) has a hole, gets a hole (in it)



bagwaabikishkaa 0s ind; bagwaabikishkaag 0s conj; begwaabikishkaag 0s ch-conj; Stem: /bagwaabikishkaa-/

bagwaabikishkaa0s ind nj
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bagwaabikishkaag0s conj nj
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gii-pagwaabikishkaa0s ind pst nj
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Wiinge gizhiiwewebide nindoodaabaanish. Ganabaj bagwaabikishkaa gaa-onji-zaagidaabateseg.

My car sure runs loud. I think there's a hole in the muffler.
 nj
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Bagwaabikishkaa gwaaba'iganish wenji-onjigaag.

The old dipper has got a hole in it; that's why it leaks.
 nj
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bagwaabikishkaa /bagwaabikishkaa-/: /bagw-/
cut open, have a hole
; /-aabik-/
mineral (inorganic solid: rock, metal, glass)
; /-shkaa/
it moves, goes, happens

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