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biijinigaadan vti gj
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bring, carry it here on the shoulder

Paired with: biijinigaazh vta



nibiijinigaadaan 1s - 0s ind; obiijinigaadaan 3s - 0s ind; biijinigaadang 3s - 0 conj; baajinigaadang 3s - 0 ch-conj; biijinigaadan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /biijinigaad-/

nibiijinigaadaan1s - 0s ind gj
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obiijinigaadaan3s - 0s ind gj
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biijinigaadang3s - 0 conj gj
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baajinigaadang3s - 0 ch-conj gj
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biijinigaadan2s - 0 imp gj
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biijinigaadan /biijinigaad-/: /biijinige-/ stem of biijinige vai ; /-d/
act on it

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

biijinige vai s/he brings, carries something here on the shoulder
(applicative) biijinigaadan vti bring, carry it here on the shoulder (applicative) biijinigaazh vta bring, carry h/ here on the shoulder

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