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jekibiin vta nj
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dip, dunk it (animate) (into a liquid)

Paired with: jekibiinan vti



ninjekibiinaa 1s - 3s ind; ojekibiinaan 3s - 3' ind; jekibiinaad 3s - 3' conj; jekibiin 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /jekibiin-/

ninjekibiinaa1s - 3s ind nj
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ojekibiinaan3s - 3' ind nj
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jekibiinaad3s - 3' conj nj
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jekibiin2s - 3 imp nj
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ogii-chekibiinaan3s - 3' ind pst nj
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Ogii-chekibiinaan obakwezhigaansiman ji-nookaabaawenid.

She dunked her cookie to soften it.
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jekibiin /jekibiin-/: /jek-/
move partway into, lodge into
; /-bii-/
liquid, water, slush
; /-in/
act on h/ or it (animate) by hand

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

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