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biskitenaaganike vai rg
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s/he makes a biskitenaagan (a birch bark sap bucket); [BL] s/he makes a birch bark basket



nibiskitenaaganike 1s ind; nimbiskitenaaganike 1s ind; biskitenaaganike 3s ind; biskitenaaganiked 3s conj; beskitenaaganiked 3s ch-conj; Stem: /biskitenaaganike-/

nibiskitenaaganike1s ind es
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nimbiskitenaaganike1s ind rg
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biskitenaaganike3s ind es
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rg
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biskitenaaganiked3s conj es
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rg
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beskitenaaganiked3s ch-conj es
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Wiigob gigashkigwaajigaagen biskitenaaganikeyan.

You sew with basswood bark to make birch bark baskets.
 nj
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biskitenaaganike /biskitenaaganike-/: /biskitenaagan-/ stem of biskitenaagan ni ; /-ike/
s/he makes, produces, gathers

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

biskitenaagan ni a sap bucket of folded birch bark; [BL] a birch bark basket
(verb of making) biskitenaaganike vai s/he makes a biskitenaagan (a birch bark sap bucket); [BL] s/he makes a birch bark basket

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