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bakiteyaabikishim vta nj
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hit h/ or it (animate) against something mineral

Paired with: bakiteyaabikisidoon vti2



nimbakiteyaabikishimaa 1s - 3s ind; obakiteyaabikishimaan 3s - 3' ind; bakiteyaabikishimaad 3s - 3' conj; bekiteyaabikishimaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; bakiteyaabikishim 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /bakiteyaabikishim-/

nimbakiteyaabikishimaa1s - 3s ind nj
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obakiteyaabikishimaan3s - 3' ind nj
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bakiteyaabikishimaad3s - 3' conj nj
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bekiteyaabikishimaad3s - 3' ch-conj nj
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bakiteyaabikishim2s - 3 imp nj
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ogii-bakiteyaabikishimaan 3s - 3' ind pst nj
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bakiteyaabikishim /bakiteyaabikishim-/: /bakite-/
hit, strike
; /-aabik-/
mineral (inorganic solid: rock, metal, glass)
; /-shim/
cause h/ to fall or lie (drop, lay, set, put); impact h/ (hit, hit against, hit with something)

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

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

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