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beshaagone'ige vai nj
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s/he marks a mark in the snow at something



nimbeshaagone'ige 1s ind; beshaagone'ige 3s ind; beshaagone'iged 3s conj; Stem: /beshaagone'ige-/

nimbeshaagone'ige1s ind nj
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beshaagone'ige3s ind nj
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beshaagone'iged3s conj nj
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gii-peshaagone'ige3s ind pst nj
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beshaagone'ige /beshaagone'ige-/: /beshaagone'-/ stem of beshaagone'an vti ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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Word Family

beshaagone'an vti make a mark on it in the snow
(detransitive) beshaagone'ige vai s/he marks a mark in the snow at something (verb of undergoing) beshaagone'igaade vii there is a line marked in the snow (by someone)

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