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baanizh vta es
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cut h/ into strips, filet h/

Paired with: baanizhan vti



imbaanizhwaa 1s - 3s ind; obaanizhwaan 3s - 3' ind; baanizhwaad 3s - 3' conj; baanizh 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /baaniN-/

imbaanizhwaa1s - 3s ind es
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obaanizhwaan3s - 3' ind es
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baanizhwaad3s - 3' conj es
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baanizh2s - 3 imp es
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Baanizh igiw ogaawag.

Filet those walleyes.
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Niibowa gii-pinda'amoog igi giigoonyag. Niin dash ingii-paanizhwaag.

They caught a lot of fish, and I was the one that fileted them.
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Ogii-angozhwaan aana-gii-paanizhwaad iniw ogaawan.

He cut up that walleye when he was trying to filet it so there was nothing left.
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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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