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bitaakoshkaw vta es
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bump into h/ accidentally; collide with h/



imbitaakoshkawaa 1s - 3s ind; nimbitaakoshkawaa 1s - 3s ind; nibitaakoshkawaa 1s - 3s ind; obitaakoshkawaan 3s - 3' ind; bitaakoshkawaad 3s - 3' conj; betaakoshkawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; bitaakoshkaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /bitaakoshkaw-/

nibitaakoshkawaa1s - 3s ind es
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obitaakoshkawaan3s - 3' ind es
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bitaakoshkawaad3s - 3' conj es
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betaakoshkawaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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bitaakoshkaw2s - 3 imp es
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bitaakoshkaw /bitaakoshkaw-/: /bit-/
accidentally
; /-aakw-/
stick-like, wooden, organic solid
; /-shkaw/
act on h/ or it (animate) by foot or body; wear it (animate)

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

bitaakoshkaw vta bump into h/ accidentally; collide with h/
(detransitive) bitaakoshkaage vai s/he has a collision with someone, hits somebody with a car (reciprocal) bitaakoshkodaadiwag vai they collide, have a collision

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