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bigishkandan vti es
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chew it up, chew it to pieces

Paired with: bigishkam vta



nibigishkandaan 1s - 0s ind; nimbigishkandaan 1s - 0s ind; obigishkandaan 3s - 0s ind; bigishkandang 3s - 0 conj; begishkandang 3s - 0 ch-conj; bigishkandan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /bigishkand-/

nibigishkandaan1s - 0s ind es
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obigishkandaan3s - 0s ind es
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bigishkandang3s - 0 conj es
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begishkandang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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bigishkandan2s - 0 imp es
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bigishkandan /bigishkand-/: /bigishk-/
reduce to small pieces: break up, crumble, crush
; /-and/
act on it by mouth or teeth, eat it

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

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