debashkina' (vta) | | the Ojibwe People's Dictionary

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debashkina' vta gh
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fit h/ , it (animate) in, have enough room for h/, it (animate)

indebashkina'aa 1s - 3s ind; odebashkina'aan 3s - 3' ind; debashkina'aad 3s - 3' conj; dayebashkina'aad 3s - 3' ch-conj; debashkina' 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /debashkina'-/

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indebashkina'aa	1s - 3s ind	gh Listen
odebashkina'aan	3s - 3' ind	lw Listen
debashkina'aad	3s - 3' conj	lw Listen
debashkina'	2s - 3 imp	gh Listen

Word Parts

Contains a medial /-ashkin-/ 'a filling, a load' and a final /-a'/.

debashkina' /debashkina'-/: /deb-/

enough, adequate, reach

; /-ashkina'/

fill h/

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