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bookojaaneshin vai gh
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s/he falls and breaks h/ nose



nibookojaaneshin 1s ind; imbookojaaneshin 1s ind; bookojaaneshin 3s ind; bookojaaneshing 3s conj; bwaakojaaneshing 3s ch-conj; Stem: /bookojaaneshin-/

nibookojaaneshin1s ind es
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imbookojaaneshin1s ind gh
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bookojaaneshin3s ind es
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gh
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bookojaaneshing3s conj es
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gh
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bwaakojaaneshing3s ch-conj gh
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gii-pookojaaneshin3s ind pst es
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gh
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bookojaaneshin /bookojaaneshin-/: /bookw-/
broken, broken in two (esp. of stick-like objects)
; /-jaane-/
nose
; /-shin/
s/he falls, lies, treads, contacts, hits on something

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

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