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bookozideshin vai rg
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s/he falls and breaks h/ foot



nimbookozideshin 1s ind; mbookozideshin 1s ind; bookozideshin 3s ind; bookozideshing 3s conj; bwaakozideshing 3s ch-conj; Stem: /bookozideshin-/

nimbookozideshin1s ind nj
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mbookozideshin1s ind lw
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bookozideshin3s ind nj
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lw
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bookozideshing3s conj nj
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lw
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rg
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bwaakozideshing3s ch-conj lw
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gii-pookozideshin3s ind nj
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Gii-pookozideshin gaa-gii-pishigwaakwiid odaabaaning.

He broke his foot when he miss his grip and fell off the train.
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bookozideshin /bookozideshin-/: /bookw-/
broken, broken in two (esp. of stick-like objects)
; /-zide-/
foot
; /-shin/
s/he falls, lies, treads, contacts, hits on something

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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