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bangisin vii es
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it falls

Paired with: bangishin vai



bangisin 0s ind; bangisinoon 0p ind; bangising 0s conj; bengising 0s ch-conj; Stem: /bangisin-/

bangisin0s ind es
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bangisinoon0p ind es
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bangising0s conj es
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bengising0s ch-conj es
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gii-pangisin0s ind pst es
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Gii-pangisinoon iniwen agwanji'onaaganan aana-gii-maawandoosidooyaan.

The net floats fell as I tried to gather and stack them.
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Mii imaa wendaanimak ishkwaandeming. Ganabaj bangisin.

The draft is coming from the door there. I think the door is falling.
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bangisin /bangisin-/: /bang-/
drop
; /-sin/
it falls, lies, has contact, impacts

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

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