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biigonan vti es
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break it (by hand); dismantle it, tear it down

Paired with: biigon vta



imbiigonaan 1s - 0s ind; nimbiigonaan 1s - 0s ind; nibiigonaan 1s - 0s ind; obiigonaan 3s - 0s ind; biigonang 3s - 0 conj; baagonang 3s - 0 ch-conj; biigonan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /biigon-/

nibiigonaan1s - 0s ind es
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obiigonaan3s - 0s ind es
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biigonang3s - 0 conj es
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baagonang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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biigonan2s - 0 imp es
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ogii-piigonaan3s - 0s ind pst es
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Ingii-piigonaan iw aana-gii-minonigeyaan.

I broke up a good hand when I held it.
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biigonan /biigon-/: /biigw-/
broken, damaged, torn in pieces
; /-in/
act on it by hand

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
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

biigonan vti break it (by hand); dismantle it, tear it down
(verb of undergoing) biigonigaade vii it is broken up

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