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bashkwada'an vti es
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clear it off, weed it (using something like a hoe)



nibashkwada'aan 1s - 0s ind; obashkwada'aan 3s - 0s ind; bashkwada'ang 3s - 0 conj; beshkwada'ang 3s - 0 ch-conj; bashkwada'an 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /bashkwada'-/

nibashkwada'aan1s - 0s ind es
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bashkwada'ang3s - 0 conj es
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beshkwada'ang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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bashkwada'an2s - 0 imp es
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Megwaa go bashkwada'ang ogitigaan ezhi-maaminonendang gii-poodaakwed wiiyaas.

While he was hoeing his garden he remembered he'd put some meat on to boil.
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bashkwada'an /bashkwada'-/: /bashkw-/
cleared off, miss, fall short, fade
; /-ada'/
act on it by stick or something with a handle

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Word Family

bashkwada'an vti clear it off, weed it (using something like a hoe)
(detransitive) bashkwada'ige vai s/he clears something off, weeds something (using something like a hoe) (verb of undergoing) bashkwada'igaade vii it is cleared off, weeded (using something like a hoe) by someone

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