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babaamoode vai es
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s/he crawls about, crawls around



imbabaamoode 1s ind; nimbabaamoode 1s ind; nibabaamoode 1s ind; babaamoode 3s ind; babaamooded 3s conj; bebaamooded 3s ch-conj; Stem: /babaamoode-/

nimbabaamoode1s ind gj
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nibabaamoode1s ind es
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babaamoode3s ind es
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gj
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babaamooded3s conj es
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bebaamooded3s ch-conj es
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gj
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gii-pabaamoode ind pst es
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gj
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Oo waa. Baabige naa eniginid wa'aw. Noomaya naa babaamoodeban.

Oh wah. This one is already so big. Not too long ago she was just crawling around.
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babaamoode /babaamoode-/: /babaam-/
around, about
; /-oode/
s/he crawls

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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