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biidaawajige vai es
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s/he hauls things here



biidaawajige 3s ind; biidaawajiged 3s conj; baadaawajiged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /biidaawajige-/

biidaawajige3s ind es
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biidaawajiged3s conj es
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baadaawajiged3s ch-conj es
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gii-piidaawajige3s ind pst es
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biidaawajige /biidaawajige-/: /biidaawad-/ stem of biidaawadoon vti2 ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

biidaawadoon vti2 haul it here
(detransitive) biidaawajige vai s/he hauls things here

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