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bagidaabii vai lsa
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s/he fishes with a setline



imbagidaabii 1s ind; nimbagidaabii 1s ind; nibagidaabii 1s ind; bagidaabii 3s ind; bagidaabiid 3s conj; begidaabiid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /bagidaabii-/

nimbagidaabii1s ind nj
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nibagidaabii1s ind lsa
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bagidaabii3s ind nj
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lsa
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bagidaabiid3s conj nj
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lsa
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begidaabiid3s ch-conj nj
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lsa
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gii-pagidaabii3s ind pst nj
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Mishawikwam awi-bagidaabiin.

Set a night line right out on the ice.
 nj
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Ogaashiboodoon owewebanaabaan wii'-ando-bagidaabiid.

He's sharpening his hooks to go set a line.
 nj
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bagidaabii /bagidaabii-/: /bagid-/
put down, allow, offer, release
; /-aaby-/
string-like
; /-e/
[incorporating]

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Word Family

bagidaabii vai s/he fishes with a setline
(derived noun) bagidaabaan ni a setline, a trotline: a fishing line with multiple hooks set across a stretch of water

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