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biinaakizan vti es
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clean it by burning

Paired with: biinaakiz vta



nibiinaakizaan 1s - 0s ind; nimbiinaakizaan 1s - 0s ind; obiinaakizaan 3s - 0s ind; biinaakizang 3s - 0 conj; baanaakizang 3s - 0 ch-conj; biinaakizan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /biinaakiz-/

nibiinaakizaan1s - 0s ind es
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obiinaakizaan3s - 0s ind es
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biinaakizang3s - 0 conj es
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baanaakizang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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biinaakizan2s - 0 imp es
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ogii-piinaakizaan3s - 0s ind pst es
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Daga o-biinaakizan iwe atoobaan.

Go burn that tank clean
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biinaakizan /biinaakiz-/: /biin-/
clean
; /-aak-/
fire
; /-iz/
act on it by heat

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

biinaakizan vti clean it by burning
(detransitive) biinaakizige vai s/he burns something clean, sterilizes something

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