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babaamaakwii vai nj
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s/he goes about in the woods



nimbabaamaakwii 1s ind; babaamaakwii 3s ind; babaamaakwiid 3s conj; bebaamaakwiid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /babaamaakwii-/

nimbabaamaakwii1s ind nj
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babaamaakwii3s ind nj
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babaamaakwiid3s conj nj
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gii-pabaamaakwii 3s ind pst nj
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Niwii-pabaamaakwii noopimiing. Niwii'-andawagoodoo.

I'm going to walk around the woods and set some snares.
 nj
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babaamaakwii /babaamaakwii-/: /babaam-/
around, about
; /-aakw-/
stick-like, wooden, organic solid
; /-ii/

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