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bigishkisidoon vti2 es
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break it up against something

Paired with: bigishkishim vta



nibigishkisidoon 1s - 0s ind; obigishkisidoon 3s - 0s ind; bigishkisidood 3s - 0 conj; begishkisidood 3s - 0 ch-conj; bigishkisidoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /bigishkisid-/

nibigishkisidoon1s - 0s ind es
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obigishkisidoon3s - 0s ind es
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bigishkisidood3s - 0 conj es
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begishkisidood3s - 0 ch-conj es
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bigishkisidoon2s - 0 imp es
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ogii-pigishkisidoon3s - 0s ind pst es
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bigishkisidoon /bigishkisid-/: /bigishk-/
reduce to small pieces: break up, crumble, crush
; /-sid/
cause it to fall or lie (drop, lay, set, put), impact it (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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