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baakiiginige vai es
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s/he opens things (sheet-like), turns pages; s/he unwraps things



nibaakiiginige 1s ind; baakiiginige 3s ind; baakiiginiged 3s ind; bayaakiiginiged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /baakiiginige-/

nibaakiiginige1s ind es
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baakiiginige3s ind es
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baakiiginiged3s ind es
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gii-paakiiginige3s ind pst es
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baakiiginige /baakiiginige-/: /baakiigin-/ stem of baakiiginan vti ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

baakiiginan vti open it (something sheet-like); unwrap it
(benefactive) baakiiginamaw vti open (it) (as something sheet-like) for h/ (detransitive) baakiiginige vai s/he opens things (sheet-like), turns pages; s/he unwraps things

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