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biigoshkaw vta es
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break, damage h/ with body or feet



nibiigoshkawaa 1s - 3s ind; obiigoshkawaan 3s - 3' ind; biigoshkawaad 3s - 3' conj; baagoshkawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; biigoshkaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /biigoshkaw-/

nibiigoshkawaa1s - 3s ind es
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obiigoshkawaan3s - 3' ind es
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biigoshkawaad3s - 3' conj es
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baagoshkawaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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biigoshkaw2s - 3 imp es
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ogii-piigoshkawaan3s - 3' ind pst es
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gaawiin obiigoshkanziin3s - 0s ind neg es
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biigoshkaw /biigoshkaw-/: /biigw-/
broken, damaged, torn in pieces
; /-shkaw/
act on h/ or it (animate) by foot or body; wear it (animate)

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

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