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biisiboojigan ni es
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  1. someting that grinds or mills things: a grinder, a mill, a saw mill
  2. something ground or milled: sawdust

See also: biisiboojigan na



biisiboojigan sg; biisiboojiganan pl; biisiboojigaans dim; biisiboojiganing loc; Stem: /biisiboojigan-/

biisiboojigan sg es
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biisiboojiganan pl es
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Biisiboojiganing niwii'-anokii biboong.

I want to work in the sawmill this winter.
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biisiboojigan /biisiboojigan-/: /biisibood-/ stem of biisiboodoon vti2 ; /-gan/
[nominalizer]

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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

biisiboodoon vti2 grind, mill, grate it; saw it into small pieces, into sawdust
biisiboodamaw vta grind, mill, grate (it) for h/ (detransitive) biisiboojige vai s/he grinds, mills, grates something (derived noun) biisiboojigan na something groud or milled: corn meal (derived noun) biisiboojigan ni
  1. someting that grinds or mills things: a grinder, a mill, a saw mill
  2. something ground or milled: sawdust

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