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bitaakonikeshin vai es
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s/he bumps h/ arm on something



nibitaakonikeshin 1s ind; bitaakonikeshin 3s ind; bitaakonikeshing 3s conj; betaakonikeshing 3s ch-conj; Stem: /bitaakonikeshin-/

nibitaakonikeshin1s ind es
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bitaakonikeshin3s ind es
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bitaakonikeshing3s conj es
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betaakonikeshing3s ch-conj es
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gii-bitaakonikeshin3s ind pst es
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Gii-ni-bitaakonikeshin gii-ni-waaninibatood iwidi wiigiwaaming.

He bumped his arm as he ran around the lodge.
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bitaakonikeshin /bitaakonikeshin-/: /bit-/
accidentally
; /-aakw-/
stick-like, wooden, organic solid
; /-nike-/
arm
; /-shin/
s/he falls, lies, treads, contacts, hits on something

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

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