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bigishkiboodoon vti2 es
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grind it up

Paired with: bigishkiboozh vta



nimbigishkiboodoon 1s - 0s ind; nibigishkiboodoon 1s - 0s imp; obigishkiboodoon 3s - 0s ind; bigishkiboodood 3s - 0s conj; begishkiboodood 3s - 0s ch-conj; bigishkiboodoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /bigishkibood-/

nimbigishkiboodoon1s - 0s ind nj
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nibigishkiboodoon1s - 0s imp es
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obigishkiboodoon3s - 0s ind nj
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bigishkiboodood3s - 0s conj nj
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begishkiboodood3s - 0s ch-conj es
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bigishkiboodoon2s - 0 imp nj
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ogii-pigishkiboodoon3s - 0s ind pst nj
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Ogii-tagosidoon gookooshiwi-wiiyaas gii-bigishkiboodood moozo-wiiyaas

He put in some pork when he ground up the moose meat.
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bigishkiboodoon /bigishkibood-/: /bigishkan-/
rotten
; /-bood/
act on it by sawing, abrading

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

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