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biidaawazh vta gj
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haul h/ here

Paired with: biidaawadoon vti2



nibiidaawanaa 1s - 3s ind; obiidaawanaan 3s - 3' ind; biidaawanaad 3s - 3' conj; baadaawanaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; biidaawazh 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /biidaawaN-/

nibiidaawanaa1s - 3s ind gj
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obiidaawanaan3s - 3' ind gj
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biidaawanaad3s - 3' conj gj
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baadaawanaad3s - 3' ch-conj gj
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biidaawazh2s - 3 imp gj
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ogii-piidaawanaan3s - 3' pst gj
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biidaawazh /biidaawaN-/: /biid-/
hither, here, this way
; /-aawaN/
haul h/

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

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Word Family

biidaawazh vta haul h/ here
(reciprocal) biidaawanidiwag vai they travel here in a group

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