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daashkiboozh vta es
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saw it (animate) apart lengthwise

Paired with: daashkiboodoon vti2



indaashkiboonaa 1s - 3s ind; nindaashkiboonaa 1s - 3s ind; nidaashkiboonaa 1s - 3s ind; odaashkiboonaan 3s - 3' ind; daashkiboonaad 3s - 3' conj; dayaashkiboonaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; daashkiboozh 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /daashkibooN-/

nidaashkiboonaa1s - 3s ind es
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odaashkiboonaan3s - 3' ind es
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daashkiboonaad3s - 3' conj es
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dayaashkiboonaad3s - 3' ch-conj gh
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daashkiboozh2s - 3 imp es
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Gii-noonashkine awe gichi-mitig imaa daashkiboojiganing aana-wii-daashkiboonind.

That big tree was too big to fit on the sawmill to get ripped.
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daashkiboozh /daashkibooN-/: /daashk-/
split lengthwise
; /-booN/
act on h/ by sawing, abrading
Reduplicated Form: daadaashkiboozh

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

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