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biibaagindan vti

call out to it; shout at it

Paired with: biibaagim vta



imbiibaagindaan 1s - 0s ind; nimbiibaagindaan 1s - 0s ind; nibiibaagindaan 1s - 0s ind; obiibaagindaan 3s - 0s ind; biibaagindang 3s - 0 conj; baabaagindang 3s - 0 ch-conj; biibaagindan 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /biibaagind-/

biibaagindan /biibaagind-/: /biibaagi-/ stem of biibaagi vai ; /-nd/
act on it by speech
Reduplicated Form: baabiibaagind

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Word Family

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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