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bagamose vai es
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s/he arrives walking



imbagamose 1s ind; nimbagamose 1s ind; nibagamose 1s ind; bagamose 3s ind; bagamosed 3s conj; begamosed 3s ch-conj; Stem: /bagamose-/

bagamose3s ind es
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bagamosed3s conj es
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begamosed3s ch-conj es
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Mii gii-pagamosed awe gii-zhiibaayaakwaag gaa-inaanaga'iged.

He hiked over there, the hiker, the one who hiked the cut.
 es
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bagamose /bagamose-/: /bagam-/
arrive
; /-ose/
s/he walks

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

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