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bangishim vta es
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let h/ or it (animate) fall; drop h/ or it (animate)

Paired with: bangisidoon vti2



nimbangishimaa 1s - 3s ind; nibangishimaa 1s - 3s ind; obangishimaan 3s - 3' ind; bangishimaad 3s - 3' conj; bengishimaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; bangishim 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /bangishim-/

nimbangishimaa1s - 3s ind es
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obangishimaan3s - 3' ind es
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bangishimaad3s - 3' conj es
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bengishimaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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bangishim2s - 3 imp es
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ogii-pangishimaan 3s - 3' ind pst es
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Ogii-pangishimaan ozhooniyaansiman onzaam bagoshkaani omashkimodegwaajigan.

He dropped his change because his pocket has a hole in it.
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bangishim /bangishim-/: /bang-/
drop
; /-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

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