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bakinaage vai es
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s/he wins over people, beats people (in a contest or game)



imbakinaage 1s ind; nimbakinaage 1s ind; nibakinaage 1s ind; bakinaage 3s ind; bakinaaged 3s conj; bekinaaged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /bakinaage-/

nibakinaage1s ind es
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bakinaage3s ind es
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bakinaaged3s conj es
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bekinaaged3s ch-conj es
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Gii-bakinaage gii-pimibatood zagaswe'idiiwining.

He won when he ran for the tribal council.
 es
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Minwendaagwad igo aanawi zhooshkonigeng giishpin bakinaageng.

It's fun to play bingo if you can win.
 es
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Ganabaj dibikong gii-bakinaage. Niibiwa obiidoonan gashkiiginiganensan.

I think he won last night. He's bringing a lot of wrapped small packages.
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bakinaage /bakinaage-/: /bakinaw-/ stem of bakinaw vta ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)
Reduplicated Form: bapakinaage

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

bakinaw vta win over h/, beat h/ (in a contest or game)
(detransitive) bakinaage vai s/he wins over people, beats people (in a contest or game)
(derived noun) bakinaagewin ni winnings, jackpot

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