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biigobidoon vti2 es
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rip, tear it up

Paired with: biigobizh vta



imbiigobidoon 1s - 0s ind; nimbiigobidoon 1s - 0s ind; nibiigobidoon 1s - 0s ind; obiigobidoon 3s - 0s ind; biigobidood 3s - 0 conj; baagobidood 3s - 0 ch-conj; biigobidoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /biigobid-/

nimbiigobidoon1s - 0s ind nj
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nibiigobidoon1s - 0s ind es
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obiigobidoon3s - 0s ind nj
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biigobidood3s - 0 conj nj
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baagobidood3s - 0 ch-conj es
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biigobidoon2s - 0 imp es
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gaawiin obiigobidoosiin3s - 0s ind neg es
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ogii-piigobidoon3s - 0s ind pst es
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Ogii-piigobidoon 'i agwaakwa'igan.

He tore up the poster.
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Ningii-piigobidoon giba'igan ji-bakijijiwang.

I tore up the dam so the water can go over.
 nj
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Gego biigobidooken giwiidigewinininaan.

Don't wreck our marriage.
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biigobidoon /biigobid-/: /biigw-/
broken, damaged, torn in pieces
; /-bid/
pull it, use the hands on it
Reduplicated Form: baabiigobidoon

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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

Word Family

biigobidoon vti2 rip, tear it up
(detransitive) biigobijige vai s/he tears, rips things (passive) biigobijigaade vii it is torn, ripped (by someone), "they" tear, rip it (passive) biigobijigaazo vai s/he is torn, ripped (by someone), "they" tear, rip h/

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