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bigishkanad vii es
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it is rotten, falls to pieces, decays

Paired with: bigishkanani vai



bigishkanad 0s ind; bigishkanak 0s conj; begishkanak 0s ch-conj; Stem: /bigishkanad-/

bigishkanad0s ind es
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bigishkanak0s conj es
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begishkanak0s ch-conj es
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gaawiin bigishkanasinoon0s ind neg es
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Onzaam gabaya'ii gii-animikosin iwe jiimaan gaa-onji-bigishkanak.

The boat sat there upside down too long -- that's why it rotted.
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bigishkanad /bigishkanad-/: /bigishk-/
reduce to small pieces: break up, crumble, crush
; /-anad/
it rots
Reduplicated Form: babigishkanad

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