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daashkiboojige vai es
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s/he saws things apart lengthwise



indaashkiboojige 1s ind; nindaashkiboojige 1s ind; nidaashkiboojige 1s ind; daashkiboojige 3s ind; daashkiboojiged 3s conj; dayaashkiboojiged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /daashkiboojige-/

indaashkiboojige1s ind gh
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nidaashkiboojige1s ind es
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daashkiboojige3s ind es
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lw
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daashkiboojiged3s conj es
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dayaashkiboojiged3s ch-conj gh
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Ombiigwewebizonike awe medwe-daashkiboojiged.

The one you can hear running the mill is making a lot of noise with it.
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daashkiboojige /daashkiboojige-/: /daashkibood-/ stem of daashkiboodoon vti2 ; /-ge/
h/ acts (on an unspecified object)

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Word Family

daashkiboodoon vti2 saw it apart lengthwise
(detransitive) daashkiboojige vai s/he saws things apart lengthwise (derived noun) daashkiboojigan na a saw mill. a ripsaw

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