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bazhinazh vta es
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put h/ at risk of injury or death



nibazhinanaa 1s - 3s ind; nibazhinanig 3s - 1s ind; obazhinanaan 3s - 3' ind; bazhinanaad 3s - 3' conj; bezhinanaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; bazhinazh 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /bazhinaN-/

nibazhinanaa1s - 3s ind es
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nibazhinanig3s - 1s ind es
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obazhinanaan3s - 3' ind es
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bazhinanaad3s - 3' conj es
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bezhinanaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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bazhinazh2s - 3 imp es
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Ingii-pazhinanig awe inday gii-paashkigidaazod.

I had a near miss when my horse went into a sudden rage.
 es
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bazhinazh /bazhinaN-/: /baN-/
miss, drop
; /-naN/
pursue, injure, kill h/

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

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