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biisibidoon vti2 es
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break it into small pieces with hands; crumble it

Paired with: biisibizh vta



imbiisibidoon 1s - 0s ind; nimbiisibidoon 1s - 0s ind; nibiisibidoon 1s - 0s ind; obiisibidoon 3s - 0s ind; biisibidood 3s - 0 conj; baasibidood 3s - 0 ch-conj; biisibidoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /biisibid-/

nibiisibidoon1s - 0s ind es
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obiisibidoon3s - 0s ind es
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biisibidood3s - 0 conj es
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baasibidood3s - 0 ch-conj es
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biisibidoon2s - 0 imp es
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Ogii-piisibidoon 'i mazina'igan.

He shredded the document.
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biisibidoon /biisibid-/: /biis-/
fine, in small particles, break into pieces
; /-bid/
pull it, use the hands on it
Reduplicated Form: baabiisibidoon

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