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gidiskise vii es
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it comes apart, comes off

Paired with: gidiskise vai



gidiskise 0s ind; gidiskiseg 0s conj; gediskiseg 0s ch-conj; gidiskisemagad 0s aug ind; Stem: /gidiskise-/

gidiskise 0s ind es
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gh
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gidiskiseg0s conj gh
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es
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gediskiseg0s ch-conj gh
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gidiskisemagad0s aug ind es
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gidiskise /gidiskise-/: /gidisk-/
release, disconnect
; /-se/
it flies, falls, happens quickly or spontaneously

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

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