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wiinibidoon vti2 nj
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dirty it by handling

Paired with: wiinibizh vta



niwiinibidoon 1s - 0s ind; owiinibidoon 3s - 0s ind; wiinibidood 3s - 0 conj; waanibidood 3s - 0 ch-conj; wiinibidoon 1s - 0s imp; wiyiinibidood 3s - 0 ch-conj; Stem: /wiinibid-/

niwiinibidoon1s - 0s ind rg
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owiinibidoon3s - 0s ind rg
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wiinibidood3s - 0 conj rg
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waanibidood3s - 0 ch-conj rg
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wiinibidoon1s - 0s imp rg
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ogii-wiinibidoon3s - 0s ind pst rg
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ogii'-wiinibidoon3s - 0s ind pst nj
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Akawe giziininjiin; giga-wiinibidoon wiiyaas jibwaa-odaapinaman

Wash your hands first before you pick up the meat or you might get it dirty.
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wiinibidoon /wiinibid-/: /wiin-/
dirty
; /-bid/
pull it, use the hands on it

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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