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giboobidoon vti2 es
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pull it shut; zip it up

Paired with: giboobizh vta



nigiboobidoon 1s - 0s ind; ogiboobidoon 3s - 0s imp prohib; giboobidood 3s - 0 conj; geboobidood 3s - 0 ch-conj; giboobidoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /giboobid-/

nigiboobidoon1s - 0s ind es
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ogiboobidoon3s - 0s imp prohib es
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giboobidood3s - 0 conj es
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geboobidood3s - 0 ch-conj es
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giboobidoon2s - 0 imp es
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ogii-kiboobidoon3s - 0s ind pst es
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giboobidoon /giboobid-/: /gibw-/
blocked, plug
; /-bid/
pull it, use the hands on it

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

giboobidoon vti2 pull it shut; zip it up
(derived noun) giboobijigan ni something used to pull things shut: a drawstring, a zipper

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