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bigishkizhan vti es
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cut it to pieces

Paired with: bigishkizh vta



imbigishkizhaan 1s - 0s ind; nimbigishkizhaan 1s - 0s ind; nibigishkizhaan 1s - 0s ind; obigishkizhaan 3s - 0s ind; bigishkizhang 3s - 0 conj; begishkizhang 3s - 0 ch-conj; bigishkizhan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /bigishkizh-/

nibigishkizhaan1s - 0s ind es
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obigishkizhaan3s - 0s ind es
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bigishkizhang3s - 0 conj es
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begishkizhang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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bigishkizhan2s - 0 imp es
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ogii-pigishkizhaan3s - 0s ind pst es
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bigishkizhan /bigishkizh-/: /bigishk-/
reduce to small pieces: break up, crumble, crush
; /-izh/
cut it; act on it by blade

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

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Word Family

bigishkizhan vti cut it to pieces
(detransitive) bigishkizhige vai s/he cuts things to pieces (verb of undergoing) bigishkizhigaade vii it is cut to pieces (by someone), "they" cut it to pieces

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