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bakwesin vii es
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it gets chipped on impact

Paired with: bakweshin vai



bakwesin 0s ind; bakwesing 0s conj; bekwesing 0s ch-conj; Stem: /bakwesin-/

bakwesin0s ind nj
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es
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bakwesing0s conj nj
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es
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bekwesing0s ch-conj es
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gii-pakwesin0s ind pst nj
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bakwesin /bakwesin-/: /bakwe-/
piece out of something, missing a piece
; /-sin/
it falls, lies, contacts, hits on something

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

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