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biidwewetoo vai gj
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s/he comes making vocal noise



nibiidwewetoo 1s ind; biidwewetoo 3s ind; biidwewetood 3s conj; baadwewetood 3s ch-conj; Stem: /biidwewetoo-/

nibiidwewetoo1s ind es
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biidwewetoo3s ind gj
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es
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biidwewetood3s conj gj
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es
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baadwewetood3s ch-conj es
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gj
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gii-piidwewetoo3s ind pst es
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gj
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biidwewetoo /biidwewetoo-/: /biid-/
hither, here, this way
; /-wewe-/
noise, sound
; /-too/
s/he or it (animate) acts, moves, causes

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

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