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bishkwaabandan vti

not see it any more, have it disappear from view

Paired with: bishkwaabam vta



nimbishkwaabandaan 1s - 0s ind; nibishkwaabandaan 1s - 0s ind; obishkwaabandaan 3s - 0s ind; bishkwaabandang 3s - 0 conj; beshkwaabandang 3s - 0 ch-conj; Stem: /bishkwaaband-/

nimbishkwaabandaan1s - 0s ind rg
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nibishkwaabandaan1s - 0s ind es
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obishkwaabandaan3s - 0s ind es
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bishkwaabandang3s - 0 conj es
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beshkwaabandang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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Chi-gabaya'ii ogii-kanawaabandaan i' bemisemagadinig imaa bimi-ayaanig biinish igo gii-ni-bishkwaabandang.

He watched the plane go by there for a long time until it disappeared from view.
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bishkwaabandan /bishkwaaband-/: /bishkw-/
miss, fall short, fade
; /-aaband/
look at it

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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