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giishkandan vti es
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bite through it cleanly

Paired with: giishkam vta



ingiishkandaan 1s - 0s ind; ningiishkandaan 1s - 0s ind; nigiishkandaan 1s - 0s ind; ogiishkandaan 3s - 0s ind; giishkandang 3s - 0 conj; gaashkandang 3s - 0 ch-conj; giishkandan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /giishkand-/

nigiishkandaan1s - 0s ind es
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ogiishkandaan3s - 0s ind es
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giishkandang3s - 0 conj es
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giishkandan 2s - 0 imp es
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ogii-kiishkandaan3s - 0s ind es
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giishkandan /giishkand-/: /giishk-/
cut off, severed, sheared off
; /-and/
act on it by mouth or teeth, eat it
Reduplicated Form: gaagiishkandan

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

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