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biboonishi vai

s/he spends the winter somewhere



imbiboonish 1s ind; nimbiboonish 1s ind; nibiboonish 1s ind; biboonishi 3s ind; biboonishid 3s conj; beboonishid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /biboonishi-/

Geyaabi babaamisewag aandegwag. Gaawiin mashi ando-biboonishisiiwag.

The crows are still flying around. They haven’t migrated for the winter yet.
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Niniigi'igoog ani-nita'amoog ando-biboonishiwaad.

My parents are going upriver to their trapping area for the winter.
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biboonishi /biboonishi-/: /biboon-/ stem of biboon vii ; /-shi/
h/ spends time, lasts