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biigobijige vai es
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s/he tears, rips things



imbiigobijige 1s ind; nimbiigobijige 1s ind; nibiigobijige 1s ind; biigobijige 3s ind; biigobijiged 3s conj; baagobijiged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /biigobijige-/

nibiigobijige1s ind es
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biigobijige3s ind es
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biigobijiged3s conj es
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baagobijiged3s ch-conj es
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biigobijige /biigobijige-/: /biigobid-/ stem of biigobidoon vti2 ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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Word Family

biigobidoon vti2 rip, tear it up
(detransitive) biigobijige vai s/he tears, rips things (passive) biigobijigaade vii it is torn, ripped (by someone), "they" tear, rip it (passive) biigobijigaazo vai s/he is torn, ripped (by someone), "they" tear, rip h/

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