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biigose vai es
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it (animate) goes to pieces, breaks down

Paired with: biigose vii



biigose 3s ind; biigosed 3s conj; baagosed 3s ch-conj; biyiigosed 3s ind; Stem: /biigose-/

biigose3s ind es
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biigosed3s conj es
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baagosed3s ch-conj es
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Giishpin biigosed 'a giziibiiga'igan, mii go waa-izhi-aanizhiitamaan.

If that old washing machine breaks down, I'm just going to quit.
 es
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biigose /biigose-/: /biigw-/
broken, damaged, torn in pieces
; /-se/
s/he or it (animate) flies, falls, has something happen to h/ or it (animate) quickly or spontaneously

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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