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biijipidan vti es
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taste it, get the taste of it

Paired with: biijip vta



nimbiijipidaan 1s - 0s ind; obiijipidaan 3s - 0s ind; biijipidang 3s - 0 conj; baajipidang 3s - 0 ch-conj; biijipidan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /biijipid-/

nimbiijipidaan1s - 0s ind es
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obiijipidaan3s - 0s ind es
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biijipidang3s - 0 conj es
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baajipidang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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biijipidan2s - 0 imp es
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ogii-piijipidaan3s - 0s ind pst es
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Mii go booch gii-piijipidang iwe mako-wiiyaas gaa-giipopan mewinzha.

He tasted that bear meat in there that he became allergic to a long time ago.
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biijipidan /biijipid-/: /biid-/
hither, here, this way
; /-pid/
taste it

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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