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wiikobidoon vti2 es
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pull it

Paired with: wiikobizh vta



niwiikobidoon 1s - 0s ind; owiikobidoon 3s - 0s ind; wiikobidood 3s - 0 conj; waakobidood 3s - 0 ch-conj; wiikobidoon 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /wiikobid-/

niwiikobidoon1s - 0s ind lsa
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owiikobidoon3s - 0s ind lsa
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wiikobidood3s - 0 conj lsa
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waakobidood3s - 0 ch-conj lsa
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wiikobidoon2s - 3 imp lsa
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Enigok wiikobidoon.

Pull harder.
 nj
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Nibwaanawitoon aana-wiikobidooyaan. Indaga ombidiyenin.

I can't pull it out. Please raise your butt [off it].
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Weweni minonan iwe mitigwaab jibwaa-wiikobidooyan.

Grasp and hold that bow right before you pull it.
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wiikobidoon /wiikobid-/: /wiikw-/
draw out, pull towards
; /-bid/
pull it, use the hands on it

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.

Word Family

wiikobidoon vti2 pull it
(benefactive) wiikobidaw vta pull (it) for h/ (benefactive) wiikobidamaw vta
  1. pull (it) for h/
  2. withdraw (it) for h/
 (detransitive) wiikobijige vai s/he pulls things, plays slot machines (verb of undergoing) wiikobijigaade vii it is pulled (by someone), "they" pull it (verb of undergoing) wiikobijigaazo vai s/he or it (animate) is pulled (by someone), "they" pull h/ or it (animate) (derived noun) wiikobijigan ni a drawer, a chest of drawers, a dresser

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