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banoom vta es
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drop h/ or it (animate) from your back

Paired with: banoondan vti



nibanoomaa 1s - 3s ind; obanoomaan 3s - 3' ind; banoomaad 3s - 3' conj; benoomaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; banoom 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /banoom-/

nibanoomaa1s - 3s ind es
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obanoomaan3s - 3' ind es
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banoomaad3s - 3' conj es
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benoomaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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banoom2s - 3 imp es
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Ogii-panoomaan obimoonjiganan.

He dropped his bustle off his back.
 es
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banoom /banoom-/: /baN-/
miss, drop
; /-oom/
carry h/ on back

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

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