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bishkotaagwad vii es
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its sound fades away, gets fainter

Paired with: bishkotaagozi vai



bishkotaagwad 0s ind; bishkotaagwak 0s conj; beshkotaagwak 0s ch-conj; Stem: /bishkotaagwad-/

bishkotaagwad0s ind es
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bishkotaagwak0s conj es
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beshkotaagwak0s ch-conj es
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Apane naa ani-bishkotaagwad iwe ishkodewidaabaan omaa gaa-pimibidemagak.

The sound of the train that went by here faded away.
 es
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bishkotaagwad /bishkotaagwad-/: /bishkw-/
miss, fall short, fade
; /-itaagwad/
it is heard

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

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