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bishigonan vti es
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drop or let it go from your grasp; miss grabbing or catching it

Paired with: bishigon vta



nibishigonaan 1s - 0s ind; obishigonaan 3s - 0s ind; bishigonang 3s - 0 conj; beshigonang 3s - 0 ch-conj; bishigonan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /bishigon-/

nibishigonaan1s - 0s ind es
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obishigonaan3s - 0s ind es
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bishigonang3s - 0 conj es
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beshigonang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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bishigonan2s - 0 imp es
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gego bishigonangen2s - 0 imp prohib es
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gego bishigonanziidaa21p - 0 imp prohib es
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Ogii-pishigonaan iw owewebanaabaan gaa-onji-bakobiisenig.

His fishing pole fell in because it slipped out of his hands.
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bishigonan /bishigon-/: /bishigw-/
miss
; /-in/
act on it by hand

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

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