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babaa-ayaa vai es
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s/he goes around, wanders about



imbabaa-ayaa 1s ind; nimbabaa-ayaa 1s ind; nibabaa-ayaa 1s ind; babaa-ayaa 3s ind; babaa-ayaad 3s conj; bebaa-ayaad 3s ch-conj; Stem: /babaa-ayaa-/

nibabaa-ayaa1s ind es
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babaa-ayaa3s ind es
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babaa-ayaad3s conj es
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bebaa-ayaad3s ch-conj es
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gii-pabaa-ayaa3s ind pst es
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Ogii'-wiiwakwepidoon otigwaan wii-pabaa-ayaad agwajiing gii-bibooninig.

He wrapped his head up to go around outside in the winter.
 nj
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Babiiskijiitaa babaa-ayaad.

It wiggles up and down as it moves around.

Note:
Describing an inchworm caterpillar.
 nj
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babaa-ayaa /babaa-ayaa-/: babaa- pv dir ; /ayaa-/ stem of ayaa vai ;

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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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