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bangitoo vai lsa
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s/he gets quiet, quiets down



nimbangitoo 1s ind; nibangitoo 1s ind; bangitoo 3s ind; bangitood 3s conj; bengitood 3s ch-conj; Stem: /bangitoo-/

nimbangitoo1s ind nj
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es
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nibangitoo1s ind lsa
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bangitoo3s ind nj
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es
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lsa
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bangitood3s conj nj
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es
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lsa
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bengitood3s ch-conj nj
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lsa
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gii-pangitoo3s ind pst nj
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es
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Gii-pangitoo naa awe gaa-ani-ishkwaa-ayaad.

There is a lot of silence now since he passed on.
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Bangitoowag. Aazha ganabaj gii-kawishimowag

They're quiet now. I guess they have to bed already.
 nj
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Mii gii-pangitoowaad gaa-niimi'idiwaaad .

The pow-wow has quieted down.
 nj
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Baamaa bangitood, giga-andawaabamaanaan.

Later after the noise is gone, we'll go look for it (a deer that has been shot and heard moving).
 nj
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bangitoo /bangitoo-/: /bang-/
peaceful, quiet
; /-too/
s/he or it (animate) acts, moves, causes

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

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