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biijidaabaadan vti gj
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drag, pull it here

Paired with: biijidaabaazh vta



imbiijidaabaadaan 1s - 0s ind; nimbiijidaabaadaan 1s - 0s ind; nibiijidaabaadaan 1s - 0s ind; obiijidaabaadaan 3s - 0s ind; biijidaabaadang 3s - 0 conj; baajidaabaadang 3s - 0 ch-conj; biijidaabaadan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /biijidaabaad-/

nibiijidaabaadaan1s - 0s ind gj
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obiijidaabaadaan3s - 0s ind gj
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biijidaabaadang3s - 0 conj gj
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baajidaabaadang3s - 0 ch-conj gj
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biijidaabaadan2s - 0 imp gj
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biijidaabaadan /biijidaabaad-/: /biid-/
hither, here, this way
; /-daabaad/
drag, haul it

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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