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bigishkishim vta es
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break it (animate) up against something

Paired with: bigishkisidoon vti2



nibigishkishimaa 1s - 3s ind; obigishkishimaan 3s - 3' ind; bigishkishimaad 3s - 3' conj; begishkishimaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; bigishkishim 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /bigishkishim-/

nibigishkishimaa1s - 3s ind es
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obigishkishimaan3s - 3' ind es
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bigishkishimaad3s - 3' conj es
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begishkishimaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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bigishkishim2s - 3 imp es
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ogii-pigishkishimaan3p - 3' ind pst es
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Ogii-pigishkishimaan gii-paninaad iniw waabiganimoodayan.

He dropped that jug and it fell to pieces.
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bigishkishim /bigishkishim-/: /bigishk-/
reduce to small pieces: break up, crumble, crush
; /-shim/
cause h/ to fall or lie (drop, lay, set, put); impact h/ (hit, hit against, hit with something)

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

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