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biigonigaade vii es
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it is broken up



biigonigaade 0s ind; biigonigaadeg 0s conj; baagonigaaded 0s ch-conj; Stem: /biigonigaade-/

biigonigaade0s ind es
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biigonigaadeg0s conj es
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baagonigaaded0s ch-conj es
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gii-piigonigaade0s ind pst es
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Bezhig ishkwaandem ningii'-andodamaagen gii-biigonigaadeg gete-waakaa'igan.

I've asked for one of the doors of the old house they're tearing down.
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biigonigaade /biigonigaade-/: /biigon-/ stem of biigonan vti ; /-gaade/
it undergoes action (by someone)

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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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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