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giishkiboozh vta es
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saw h/ off

Paired with: giishkiboodoon vti2



ingiishkiboonaa 1s - 3s ind; ningiishkiboonaa 1s - 3s ind; nigiishkiboonaa 1s - 3s ind; ogiishkiboonaan 3s - 3' ind; giishkiboonaad 3s - 3' conj; gaashkiboonaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; giishkiboozh 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /giishkibooN-/

nigiishkiboonaa1s - 3s ind es
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ogiishkiboonaan3s - 3' ind es
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giishkiboonaad3s - 3' conj es
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gaashkiboonaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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giishkiboozh2s - 3 imp es
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Niwii-o-giishkiboonaa aandewaakide.

I'm going to go saw up a charred log.
 gh
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giishkiboozh /giishkibooN-/: /giishk-/
cut off, severed, sheared off
; /-booN/
act on h/ by sawing, abrading

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

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

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