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babaamidaabii'iwe vai es
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s/he drives about



imbabaamidaabii'iwe 1s ind; nimbabaamidaabii'iwe 1s ind; nibabaamidaabii'iwe 1s ind; babaamidaabii'iwe 3s ind; babaamidaabii'iwed 3s conj; bebaamidaabii'iwed 3s ch-conj; babaamidaabii'iwen 2s imp; Stem: /babaamidaabii'iwe-/

nimbabaamidaabii'iwe1s ind gj
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nibabaamidaabii'iwe1s ind es
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babaamidaabii'iwe3s ind gj
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es
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babaamidaabii'iwed3s conj gj
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es
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bebaamidaabii'iwed3s ch-conj gj
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es
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babaamidaabii'iwen2s imp gj
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es
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gii-pabaamidaabii'iwe3s ind pst gj
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es
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Mii 'i gaa-inanoonind ji-odaabii'iwed gaa-onji-babaamidaabii'iwed.

He was hired to drive so that's why he's driving around.
 es
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babaamidaabii'iwe /babaamidaabii'iwe-/: /babaamidaabii'-/ stem of babaamidaabii' vta ; /babaam-/
around, about
; /-we/
s/he acts (on an unspecified animate object)

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Word Family

babaamidaabii vai s/he drags, pulls a load about
(causative) babaamidaabii' vta drive it (animate; an animal or means of transportation) about
(detransitive) babaamidaabii'iwe vai s/he drives about

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