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biskaabikinan vti es
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fold, bend it (metal) over (by hand)

Paired with: biskaabikin vta



nibiskaabikinaan 1s - 0s ind; obiskaabikinaan 3s - 0 ind; biskaabikinang 3s - 0 conj; beskaabikinang 3s - 0 conj; biskaabikinan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /biskaabikin-/

nibiskaabikinaan1s - 0s ind es
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biskaabikinang3s - 0 conj es
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beskaabikinang3s - 0 conj es
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biskaabikinan2s - 0 imp es
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biskaabikinan /biskaabikin-/: /bisk-/
folded, bent back, flexed
; /-aabik-/
mineral (inorganic solid: rock, metal, glass)
; /-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

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

Word Family

biskaabikinan vti fold, bend it (metal) over (by hand)
(detransitive) biskaabikinige vai s/he folds, bends (metal) over (by hand)

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