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bigishkanani vai es
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it (animate) is rotten, falls to pieces, decays

Paired with: bigishkanad vii



bigishkanani 3s ind; bigishkananid 3s conj; begishkananid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /bigishkanani-/

bigishkanani3s ind es
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bigishkananid3s conj es
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begishkananid3s ch-conj es
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Onzaam gabaya'ii gii-agoojin 'a bashkwegin gaa-onji-bigishkananid.

The hide hung there too long -- that's the reason why it rotted.
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bigishkanani /bigishkanani-/: /bigishk-/
reduce to small pieces: break up, crumble, crush
; /-anani/
s/he rots
Reduplicated Form: babigishkanani

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