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gidashkibidoon vti2 nj
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remove the husk of it (wild rice) by hand



ningidashkibidoon 1s - 0s ind; ogidashkibidoon 3s - 0s ind; gidashkibidood 3s - 0 conj; gedashkibidood 3s - 0 ch-conj; gidashkibidoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /gidashkibid-/

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ogidashkibidoon3s - 0s ind nj
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gidashkibidood3s - 0 conj nj
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gedashkibidood3s - 0 ch-conj nj
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gidashkibidoon2s - 0 imp nj
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gidashkibidoon /gidashkibid-/: /gid-/
remove, disconnect
; /-ashk-/
plant, grass, fiber, stalk; barrel or bore (of a gun)
; /-bid/
pull it, use the hands on it

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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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gidashkibidoon vti2 remove the husk of it (wild rice) by hand

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