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bagamaadagaazii vai es
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s/he arrives wading



nibagamaadagaazii 1s ind; bagamaadagaazii 3s ind; bagamaadagaaziid 3s conj; begamaadagaaziid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /bagamaadagaazii-/

nibagamaadagaazii1s ind es
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bagamaadagaazii3s ind es
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bagamaadagaaziid3s conj es
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begamaadagaaziid3s ch-conj es
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gii-pagamaadagaazii3s ind pst es
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bagamaadagaazii /bagamaadagaazii-/: /bagam-/
arrive
; /-aadagaazii/
s/he wades

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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