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babaaminizhikodaadiwag vai es
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they chase each other about

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nibabaaminizhikodaadimin 1p ind; babaaminizhikodaadiwag 3p ind; babaaminizhikodaadiwaad 3p conj; bebaaminizhikodaadiwaad 3p ch-conj; Stem: /babaaminizhikodaadi-/

nibabaaminizhikodaadimin1p ind es
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babaaminizhikodaadiwag3p ind es
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babaaminizhikodaadiwaad3p conj es
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bebaaminizhikodaadiwaad3p ch-conj es
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gii-pabaaminizhikodaadiwag3p ind pst es
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Babaaminizhikodaadiwag igiweg abinoonjiiyag bepeshinidiwaad.

The children are chasing each other around playing tag.
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babaaminizhikodaadiwag /babaaminizhikodaadi-/: /babaaminizhikaw-/ stem of babaaminizhikaw vta ; /-daadi/
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Word Family

babaaminizhikaw vta chase h/ about
(reciprocal) babaaminizhikodaadiwag vai they chase each other about (detransitive) babaaminizhikaage vai s/he chases people about

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