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bookobizh vta lw
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break h/ in two (with hands)

Paired with: bookobidoon vti2



imbookobinaa 1s - 3s ind; nimbookobinaa 1s - 3s ind; nibookobinaa 1s - 3s ind; obookobinaan 3s - 3' ind; bookobinaad 3s - 3' conj; bwaakobinaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; bookobizh 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /bookobiN-/

imbookobinaa1s - 3s ind lw
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obookobinaan3s - 3' ind lw
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bookobinaad3s - 3' conj lw
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bwaakobinaad3s - 3' ch-conj gh
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bookobizh2s - 3 imp lw
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ogii-pookobinaan 3s - 3' ind pst lw
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Wanakwaandag onji-bookobizh waa'-apishimonikaageyan zhingobiig.

Break off the boughs from the fir trees at their tips when you use them to make your bed (in camp).
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bookobizh /bookobiN-/: /bookw-/
broken, broken in two (esp. of stick-like objects)
; /-biN/
pull h/, it (animate); use the hands on h/, it (animate)

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

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