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bagamaasin vii

it is blown in (by the wind), sails, soars in; it arrives by air

Paired with: bagamaashi vai



bagamaasin 0s ind; bagamaasing 0s conj; begamaasing 0s ch-conj; Stem: /bagamaasin-/

Indaga biindigeg omaa. Mii zhigwa bagamaasing iwe gichi-gimiwanaanakwad.

You'd better come in. That big rain cloud is upon us.
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Zhaawani-noodin wii-pagamaasin ji-aabawaag.

If a stormy south wind blows in, it will be warm.
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bagamaasin /bagamaasin-/: /bagam-/
arrive
; /-aasin/
it is blown by the wind
Reduplicated Form: babagamaasin

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