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bagidanaamo vai

s/he breathes, exhales



imbagidanaam 1s ind; nimbagidanaam 1s ind; nibagidanaam 1s ind; bagidanaamo 3s ind; bagidanaamod 3s conj; begidanaamod 3s ch-conj; Stem: /bagidanaamo-/

Geyaabi na bagidanaamo mooz gaa-gii-paashkizwad.

Is the moose you shot still breathing?
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Gaawiin geyaabi bagidanaamosii. Ningii'-nisaabaawanaa amik.

It's not breathing anymore. I drowned the beaver.
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bagidanaamo /bagidanaamo-/: /bagid-/
put down, allow, offer, release
; /-anaamo/
breathe, use the voice
Reduplicated Form: bapagidanaamo

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bagidanaamo vai s/he breathes, exhales
(derived noun) bagidanaamowin ni breathing, breath

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