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zisiboodoon vti2 nj
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file, grind it down; sharpen it (an ax)

Paired with: zisiboozh vta



inzisiboodoon 1s - 0s ind; ninzisiboodoon 1s - 0s ind; nizisiboodoon 1s - 0s ind; ozisiboodoon 3s - 0s ind; zisiboodood 3s - 0 conj; zesiboodood 3s - 0 ch-conj; zisiboodoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /zisibood-/

nizisiboodoon1s - 0s ind nj
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ozisiboodoon3s - 0s ind nj
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zisiboodood3s - 0 conj nj
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zesiboodood3s - 0 ch-conj es
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zisiboodoon 2s - 0 imp nj
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zisiboodoon /zisibood-/: /zis-/
smooth
; /-bood/
act on it by sawing, abrading

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

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Word Family

zisiboodoon vti2 file, grind it down; sharpen it (an ax)
(detransitive) zisiboojige vai s/he files, grinds things down (derived noun) zisiboojigan ni a file, a rasp

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