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bigishkibizh vta es
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tear it (animate) to pieces, crush it (animate) up (with the hands)

Paired with: bigishkibidoon vti2



imbigishkibinaa 1s - 3s ind; nimbigishkibinaa 1s - 3s ind; nibigishkibinaa 1s - 3s ind; obigishkibinaan 3s - 3' ind; bigishkibinaad 3s - 3' conj; begishkibinaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; bigishkibizh 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /bigishkibiN-/

nimbigishkibinaa1s - 3s ind es
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nibigishkibinaa1s - 3s ind es
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obigishkibinaan3s - 3' ind es
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bigishkibinaad3s - 3' conj es
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begishkibinaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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bigishkibizh2s - 3 imp es
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Bigishkibizh wa'a naanimidano daswaabik enangizod.

Break this fifty dollar bill.
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bigishkibizh /bigishkibiN-/: /bigishk-/
reduce to small pieces: break up, crumble, crush
; /-biN/
pull h/, it (animate); use the hands on h/, it (animate)

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

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