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bawaajige vai nj
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s/he has dreams



imbawaajige 1s ind; nimbawaajige 1s ind; nibawaajige 1s ind; bawaajige 3s ind; bawaajiged 3s conj; bewaajiged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /bawaajige-/

nimbawaajige1s ind nj
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nibawaajige1s ind es
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bawaajige3s ind nj
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bawaajiged3s conj nj
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bewaajiged3s ch-conj nj
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gii-pawaajige3s ind pst es
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Zhegwaandagin asemaa enikweshinan ji-mino-bawaajigeyan.

Stick tobacco into the boughs under your head to have good dreams.
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bawaajige /bawaajige-/: /bawaad-/ stem of bawaadan vti ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)
Reduplicated Form: babawaajige

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Word Family

bawaadan vti dream of it
(detransitive) bawaajige vai s/he has dreams (derived noun) bawaajigan ni a dream, a vision

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