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bookogaadeshin vai lw
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s/he falls and breaks h/ leg



mbookogaadeshin 1s ind; nimbookogaadeshin 1s ind; bookogaadeshin 3s ind; bookogaadeshing 3s conj; bwaakogaadeshing 3s ch-conj; Stem: /bookogaadeshin-/

mbookogaadeshin1s ind lw
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nimbookogaadeshin1s ind nj
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bookogaadeshin3s ind lw
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nj
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bookogaadeshing3s conj lw
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nj
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bwaakogaadeshing3s ch-conj lw
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gii-pookogaadeshin3s pst nj
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Gii-panoomigo gaa-onji-bookogaadeshing awe oshkinawe.

That young man broke his leg because he fell off the horse.
es
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Ningii'-noondam gii-madwe-bookogaadeshing.

I heard that he fell and broke his leg.
nj
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Ningiiwedaabaanigoo. Ganabaj ningii-pookogaadeshin.

They're pulling me home (on the sled). I think I broke my leg.
nj
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bookogaadeshin /bookogaadeshin-/: /bookw-/
broken, broken in two (esp. of stick-like objects)
; /-gaade-/
leg
; /-shin/
s/he falls, lies, treads, contacts, hits on something
Reduplicated Form: baabookogaadeshin