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basweweyaabiigibidoon vti2

play, strum it so it echoes (as an electric guitar)



nibasweweyaabiigibidoon 1s - 0s ind; obasweweyaabiigibidoon 3s - 0s ind; besweweyaabiigibidood 3s - 0 ch-conj; basweweyaabiigibidoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /basweweyaabiigibid-/

basweweyaabiigibidoon /basweweyaabiigibid-/: /baswewe-/ stem of baswewe vii ; /-aabiig-/
string-like
; /-bid/
pull it, use the hands on it

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basweweyaabiigibidoon vti2 play, strum it so it echoes (as an electric guitar)
(detransitive) basweweyaabiigibijige vai s/he plays the electric guitar (derived noun) basweweyaabiigibijigan ni an electric guitar

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