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bitaganaandan vti es
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accidentally hit it

Paired with: bitaganaam vta



imbitaganaandaan 1s - 0s ind; nimbitaganaandaan 1s - 0s ind; nibitaganaandaan 1s - 0s ind; obitaganaandaan 3s - 0s ind; bitaganaandang 3s - 0 conj; betaganaandang 3s - 0 ch-conj; bitaganaandan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /bitaganaand-/

nibitaganaandaan1s - 0s ind es
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obitaganaandaan3s - 0s ind es
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bitaganaandang3s - 0 conj es
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betaganaandang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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bitaganaandan2s - 0 imp es
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Ogii-bitaganaandaan gaa-onji-baasa'ang i'iw waasechigan.

He accidentally hit the window and that's how he broke it.
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bitaganaandan /bitaganaand-/: /bit-/
accidentally
; /-aganaand/
hit, strike it

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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