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bakam vta es
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bite or chew it (animate; string-like) through or off

Paired with: bakandan vti

Note:
Verbs with the root /bak-/ apply to string-like objects although they do not contain the medial element meaning "string-like".



imbakamaa 1s - 3s ind; nimbakamaa 1s - 3s ind; nibakamaa 1s - 3s ind; obakamaan 3s - 3' ind; bakamaad 3s - 3' conj; bekamaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; bakam 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /bakam-/

nimbakamaa1s - 3s ind nj
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nibakamaa1s - 3s ind es
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obakamaan3s - 3' ind nj
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es
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bakamaad3s - 3' conj nj
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es
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bekamaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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bakam2s - 3 imp nj
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es
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Bakam asabaabisens.

Bite off the thread.
 nj
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Nimbakamaa asabaabis waa-kashkigwaajigaageyaan.

I bite off the length of thread I'm going to sew with.
 nj
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bakam /bakam-/: /bak-/
broken, snapped, parted (esp. of something string-like)
; /-am/
act on it (animate)/ by mouth or teeth: eat it (animate), chew it (animate)

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

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Word Family

bakam vta bite or chew it (animate; string-like) through or off
(reflexive) bakandizo vai s/he chews h/self free of somethng stringlike (a harness, leash, snare)

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