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biskaabiiginan vti es
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fold it (string-like)



nibiskaabiiginaan 1s - 0s ind; obiskaabiiginaan 3s - 0s ind; biskaabiiginang 3s - 0 conj; beskaabiiginang 3s - 0 ch-conj; biskaabiiginan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /biskaabiigin-/

nibiskaabiiginaan1s - 0s ind es
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obiskaabiiginaan3s - 0s ind es
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biskaabiiginang3s - 0 conj es
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beskaabiiginang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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biskaabiiginan2s - 0 imp es
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Aaniin gaa'-inapinad waawaashkeshi gaa-gii'-agoonad. Gigii-piskaabiiginaan ina zhinoodaagan.

How did you tie the deer you hung? Did you make a loop in the rope [so it will come down easily]?
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biskaabiiginan /biskaabiigin-/: /bisk-/
folded, bent back, flexed
; /-aabiig-/
string-like
; /-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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