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banaajibizh vta es
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spoil, ruin, damage h/ (with hands)

Paired with: banaajibidoon vti2



imbanaajibinaa 1s - 3s ind; nimbanaajibinaa 1s - 3s ind; nibanaajibinaa 1s - 3s ind; obanaajibinaan 3s - 3' ind; banaajibinaad 3s - 3' conj; benaajibinaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; banaajibizh 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /banaajibiN-/

nibanaajibinaa1s - 3s ind es
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obanaajibinaan3s - 3' ind es
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banaajibinaad3s - 3' conj es
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benaajibinaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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banaajibizh2s - 3 imp es
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Ogii-panaajibinaan ini ataadiwinan weweni aana-gii-ozisijigaazonid.

When they set those cards up nicely, he came along and messed them all up.
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banaajibizh /banaajibiN-/: /banaad-/
spoiled
; /-biN/
pull h/, it (animate); use the hands on h/, it (animate)

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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