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bigiikaadan vti es
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apply pitch, tar or putty to it



imbigiikaadaan 1s - 0s ind; nimbigiikaadaan 1s - 0s ind; nibigiikaadaan 1s - 0s ind; obigiikaadaan 3s - 0s ind; bigiikaadang 3s - 0 conj; begiikaadang 3s - 0 ch-conj; bigiikaadan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /bigiikaad-/

nimbigiikaadaan1s - 0s ind nj
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nibigiikaadaan1s - 0s ind es
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obigiikaadaan3s - 0s ind nj
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es
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bigiikaadang3s - 0 conj nj
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es
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begiikaadang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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nj
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bigiikaadan2s - 0 imp es
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nj
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ogii-pigiikaadaan3s - 0s pst nj
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Ningii'-agwaaba'iwemin minisaabikong; onzaam onzikaa jiimaan. Akawe ningii-pigiikaadaamin.

We had to get off in a hurry at the reef because our canoe was leaking. First thing, we patched it with pitch.
 nj
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bigiikaadan /bigiikaad-/: /bigiike-/ stem of bigiike vai ; /-d/
act on it

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

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

Word Family

bigiw ni pitch, tar
(verb of making) bigiike vai s/he applies pitch, tar, or putty
(applicative) bigiikaadan vti apply pitch, tar or putty to it
(verb of undergoing) bigiikaajigaade vii it is tarred, pitched (by someone), "they" tar, pitch it
(verb of being) bigiiwan vii it has pitch, resin, or gum on it (verb of being) bigiiwi vai s/he has pitch, resin, or gum on h/

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