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biisiga'an vti es
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chop it into kindling

Paired with: biisiga' vta



nibiisiga'aan 1s - 0s ind; nimbiisiga'aan 1s - 0s ind; obiisiga'aan 3s - 0s imp prohib; biisiga'ang 3s - 0 conj; baasiga'ang 3s - 0 conj; biisiga'an 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /biisiga'-/

nibiisiga'aan1s - 0s ind es
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obiisiga'aan3s - 0s imp prohib es
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biisiga'ang3s - 0 conj es
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baasiga'ang3s - 0 conj es
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biisiga'an2s - 0 imp es
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ogii-piiisiga'aan3s - 0s ind pst es
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Ogii-piisiga'aanaawaa i'iw mishi.

They split up the firewood.
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biisiga'an /biisiga'-/: /biis-/
fine, in small particles, break into pieces
; /-ga'/
act on it by ax

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

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