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giiniboodoon vti2 es
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sharpen it (by filing or grinding)

Paired with: giiniboozh vta



ingiiniboodoon 1s - 0s ind; ningiiniboodoon 1s - 0s ind; nigiiniboodoon 1s - 0s ind; ogiiniboodoon 3s - 0s ind; giiniboodood 3s - 0 conj; gaaniboodood 3s - 0 ch-conj; giiniboodoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /giinibood-/

ningiiniboodoon1s - 0s ind nj
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nigiiniboodoon1s - 0s ind es
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ogiiniboodoon3s - 0s ind nj
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giiniboodood3s - 0 conj nj
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gaaniboodood3s - 0 ch-conj es
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giiniboodoon2s - 0 imp es
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ogii-kiiniboodoon3s - 0s ind pst nj
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Ningiiniboodoon i'iw mookomaan

I'm sharpening the knife.
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Niwii-kiiniboodoon nimookomaan jibwaa-maajii-bakonigeyaan.

I am going to sharpen my knife before I start skinning.
nj
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Nabagi-zisiboojigan aabajitoon giiniboodoooyan gimookomaan.

Use a flat file if you sharpen your knife.
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giiniboodoon /giinibood-/: /giin-/
sharp
; /-bood/
act on it by sawing, abrading
Reduplicated Form: gaagiiniboodoon