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babaamidaabii vai es
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s/he drags, pulls a load about



nibabaamidaabii 1s ind; nimbabaamidaabii 1s ind; babaamidaabii 3s ind; babaamidaabiiyaan 1s conj; babaamidaabiid 3s conj; bebaamidaabiid 3s ch-conj; babaamidaabiin 2s imp; Stem: /babaamidaabii-/

nibabaamidaabii1s ind es
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nimbabaamidaabii1s ind gj
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babaamidaabii3s ind gj
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es
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babaamidaabiiyaan1s conj gj
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babaamidaabiid3s conj gj
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es
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bebaamidaabiid3s ch-conj gj
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es
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babaamidaabiin2s imp es
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gii-pabaamidaabii3s pst gj
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es
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babaamidaabii /babaamidaabii-/: /babaam-/
around, about
; /-daabii/
s/he pulls or drags a load

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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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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