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biidaajimotaw vta gj
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bring the news to h/



nibiidaajimotawaa 1s - 3s ind; nibiidaajimotaag 3s - 1s ind; obiidaajimotawaan 3s - 3' ind; biidaajimotawaad 3s - 3' conj; baadaajimotawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; biidaajimotaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /biidaajimotaw-/

nibiidaajimotawaa1s - 3s ind gj
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nibiidaajimotaag3s - 1s ind gj
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obiidaajimotawaan3s - 3' ind gj
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biidaajimotawaad3s - 3' conj gj
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baadaajimotawaad3s - 3' ch-conj gj
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biidaajimotaw2s - 3 imp gj
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ogii-piidaajimotawaan3s - 3' ind pst gj
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biidaajimotaw /biidaajimotaw-/: /biidaajimo-/ stem of biidaajimo vai ; /-taw/
act in relation to h/

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

biidaajimo vai s/he brings the news
(benefactive) biidaajimotaw vta bring the news to h/ (detransitive) biidaajimotaage vai s/he brings the news to people (derived noun) biidaajimowin ni news

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