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biskibidoon vti2 es
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bend it over, fold it (with hands)

Paired with: biskibizh vta



imbiskibidoon 1s - 0s ind; nimbiskibidoon 1s - 0s ind; nibiskibidoon 1s - 0s ind; obiskibidoon 3s - 0s ind; biskibidood 3s - 0 conj; beskibidood 3s - 0 ch-conj; biskibidoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /biskibid-/

nibiskibidoon1s - 0s ind es
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obiskibidoon3s - 0s ind es
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biskibidood3s - 0 conj es
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beskibidood3s - 0 ch-conj es
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biskibidoon2s - 0 imp es
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Nibwaanawitoon wii-biskibidooyaan 'iw biiwaabik; onzaam mashkawaabikad.

I can't bend that metal because it's too strong.
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biskibidoon /biskibid-/: /bisk-/
folded, bent back, flexed
; /-bid/
pull it, use the hands on it

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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

biskibidoon vti2 bend it over, fold it (with hands)
(detransitive) biskibijige vai s/he bends, folds things (with hands) (verb of undergoing) biskibijigaade vii it is bent over, folded (by someone) (with hands), "they" bent it over, fold it (with hands) (verb of undergoing) biskibijigaazo vai s/he is bent over, folded (by someone) (with hands), "they" bend h/ over, fold h/ (with hands)

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