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/bagid-/ initial

: put down, allow, offer, release

Type:: initial
Subtypes:: root

Words that use this part:

bagidam vta release h/ from the mouth

bagidanaamo vai s/he breathes, exhales

bagidandan vti let it drop from the mouth

bagidaabii vai s/he fishes with a setline

bagidaabiigin vta let h/ out on a line

bagidaabiiginan vti let it out on a line

bagidaakwii vai s/he lets go of something (held on to (something stick-like such as a railing or a handle)

bagidendan vti release it from h/ mind

bagidenim vta

release h/ from one's mind
complete mourning for h/
bury h/

bagidenimo vai s/he loses hope, gives up on something, lets go

bagidin vta

set h/ down; offer, release h/
allow h/

bagidinamaw vta set (it) down for h/; offer, release, allow (it) to h/

bagidinan vti

set it down; offer, release it
allow it

bagidoom vta set h/ down off one's back

bagidoondan vti set it down off h/ back

bagijinige vai s/he sets down a load from h/ shoulder

bagijitaa vai s/he lets loose, releases; s/he loosens up

bagijiwane vai s/he sets down h/ pack

bagijwebin vta release h/ quickly; throw h/ down quickly

bagijwebinan vti release it quickly, throw it down quickly

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

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

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