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bimojigan ni es
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[S]

a slingshot

See also: basitebijigan ni [BL] ; basitenigan ni



bimojigan sg; bimojiganan pl; bimojigaans dim; Stem: /bimojigan-/

bimojigan sg gh
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es
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bimojiganan pl gh
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es
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bimojigaans dim es
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bimojigan /bimojigan-/: /bimod-/ stem of bimodan vti ; /-gan/
[nominalizer]

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

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Word Family

bimodan vti shoot it with an arrow or other projectile
(detransitive) bimojige vai s/he shoots things with an arrow or other projectile
(derived noun) bimojigan ni [S] a slingshot

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