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biibaagim vta es
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call out to h/; shout at h/

Paired with: biibaagindan vti



imbiibaagimaa 1s - 3s ind; nimbiibaagimaa 1s - 3s ind; nibiibaagimaa 1s - 3s ind; obiibaagimaan 3s - 3' ind; biibaagimaad 3s - 3' conj; baabaagimaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; biibaagim 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /biibaagim-/

nibiibaagimaa1s - 3s ind es
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biibaagimaad3s - 3' conj es
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es
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baabaagimaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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biibaagim2s - 3 imp es
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ogii-piibaagimaan3s - 3' ind pst es
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Ingii-koshkomaa awe nimishoomis gii-piibaagimag awe abinoonjii.

I startled my grandpa when I hollered at that child.
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biibaagim /biibaagim-/: /biibaagi-/ stem of biibaagi vai ; /-m/
speak to h/; act on h/ by speech
Reduplicated Form: baabiibaagim

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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

(applicative) biibaagim vta call out to h/; shout at h/
(reciprocal) biibaagindiwag vai they hollar at each other
biibaagi vai s/he calls out, shouts, yells
(applicative) biibaagim vta call out to h/; shout at h/
(reciprocal) biibaagindiwag vai they hollar at each other
(applicative) biibaagindan vti call out to it; shout at it baabiibaagi vai s/he keeps calling, keep shouting

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