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banin vta es
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let h/ drop, have h/ fall out of the hand

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imbaninaa 1s - 3s ind; nimbaninaa 1s - 3s ind; nibaninaa 1s - 3s ind; obaninaan 3s - 3' ind; baninaad 3s - 3' conj; beninaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; banin 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /banin-/

nibaninaa1s - 3s ind es
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obaninaan3s - 3' ind es
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baninaad3s - 3' conj es
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beninaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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banin2s - 3 imp es
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ogii-paninaan3s - 3' ind pst es
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Ogii-paninaan ozhooniyaansiman gaa-izhi-diitibizonid anaamaya'ii dakisijiganing.

He dropped his coin and it rolled down under the refrigerator.
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Ogii-pigishkishimaan gii-paninaad iniw waabiganimoodayan.

He dropped that jug and it fell to pieces.
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banin /banin-/: /baN-/
miss, drop
; /-in/
act on h/ or it (animate) by hand

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

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