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bapagotoo vai nj
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s/he announces h/ arrival by pounding on h/ canoe

See also: bapagoone'ige vai



bapagotoo 3s ind; bapagotood 3s conj; bepagotood 3s ch-conj; Stem: /bapagotoo-/

bapagotoo3s ind nj
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bapagotood3s conj nj
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bepagotood3s ch-conj nj
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gii-papagotoo3s ind pst nj
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Ningii'-noondawaa awiya bapagotood. Ganabaj nimawadisigoo.

I heard somebody banging on his canoe. I think I got a visitor.
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