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biidaagime vai es
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s/he snowshoes here, comes snowshoeing



nibiidaagime 1s ind; biidaagime 3s ind; biidaagimed 3s conj; baadaagimed 3s ch-conj; Stem: /biidaagime-/

nibiidaagime1s ind es
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biidaagime3s ind es
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biidaagimed3s conj es
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baadaagimed3s ch-conj es
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gii-piidaagime3s ind pst es
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biidaagime /biidaagime-/: /biid-/
hither, here, this way
; /-aagime/
s/he snowshoes

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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SNOWSHOEING: Verbs of travel on snowshoes are built on a stem aagime in Minnesota and are built on a stem aagimose in the Border Lakes region. Compare these to aagim the noun for a snowshoe. A few examples are given below:
aagime vai [S] s/he snowshoes
animaagime vai [S] s/he snowshoes away (in the other direction)
babaamaagime vai [S] s/he snowshoes about
bimaagime vai [S] s/he snowshoes along or by, goes snowshoeing
biidaagime vai [S] s/he snowshoes here, comes snowshoeing
inaagime vai [S] s/he snowshoes to a certain place, snowshoes in a certain way
ondaagime vai [S] s/he snowshoes from a certain place
aagimose vai [BL] s/he snowshoes
animaagimose vai [BL] s/he snowshoes away (in the other direction)
babaamaagimose vai [BL] s/he snowshoes about
bimaagimose vai [BL] s/he snowshoes along or by, goes snowshoeing
biidaagimose vai [BL] s/he snowshoes here, comes snowshoeing
inaagimose vai [BL] s/he snowshoes to a certain place, snowshoes in a certain way
ondaagimose vai [BL] s/he snowshoes from a certain place

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