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beshininjiishin vai nj
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s/he gets or has a cut on h/ hand



nimbeshininjiishin 1s ind; beshininjiishin 3s ind; beshininjiishing 3s conj; Stem: /beshininjiishin-/

nimbeshininjiishin1s ind nj
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beshininjiishin3s ind nj
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beshininjiishing3s conj nj
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gii-peshininjiishin3s ind pst nj
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Biindikomaaning zhegonan gimookomaan jibwaa-beshininjiishinan.

Put your knife in the case before you cut your hand on it.
 nj
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beshininjiishin /beshininjiishin-/: /besh-/
line, stripe
; /-ninjy-/
hand, finger
; /-shin/
s/he falls, lies, treads, contacts, hits on something

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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