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bina'an vti nj
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take it down

Paired with: bina' vta



nimbina'aan 1s - 0s ind; nibina'aan 1s - 0s ind; obina'aan 3s - 0s ind; bina'ang 3s - 0 conj; bena'ang 3s - 0 ch-conj; bina'an 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /bina'-/

nimbina'aan1s - 0s ind nj
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nibina'aan1s - 0s ind es
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obina'aan3s - 0s ind es
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nj
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bina'ang3s - 0 conj es
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nj
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bena'ang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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bina'an2s - 0 imp nj
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ogii-pina'aan3s - 0s ind pst es
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nj
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Indaga bina'an i'iw waawaashkeshiwayaan egoodeg.

Please take down that deer hide that's hanging there.
 es
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Aazha ogii-pina'aanan ogiziibiiga'igewinan.

S/he already took the laundry down (off the line).
 nj
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bina'an /bina'-/: /bin-/
down from above
; /-a'/
act on it using a tool or medium; sing it

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.

Word Family

bina'an vti take it down
(benefactive) bina'amaw vta take (it) down for h/ (detransitive) bina'ige vai s/he takes things down (verb of undergoing) bina'igaade vii it is taken down (by someone), "they" take it down (verb of undergoing) bina'igaazo vai s/he or it (animate) is taken down (by someone), "they" take h/ or it (animate) down

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