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bida'anaa vai nj
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s/he catches something in h/ net



nimbida'anaa 1s ind; bida'anaa 3s ind; bida'anaad 3s conj; beda'anaad 3s ch-conj; Stem: /bida'anaa-/

nimbida'anaa1s ind nj
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bida'anaa3s ind nj
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bida'anaad3s conj nj
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gii-pida'anaa3s ind pst nj
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Ozhaasiziwag giigoonyag gaa-gii-pida'anaayaan.

The fish I caught in the net were pretty slippery.

Note:
In the first word of this example sentence, the second sh of oshaashiziwag is replaced by s before the z by a process of assimilation.
nj
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Ningii'-wiisini'idizomin. Ningii-pida'anaamin gii-bagida'waayaang.

We got some food for ourselves. When got fish when we set the net.
nj
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