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biijidaabii vai gj
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s/he drags, pulls a load here



imbiijidaabii 1s ind; nimbiijidaabii 1s ind; nibiijidaabii 1s ind; biijidaabii 3s ind; biijidaabiiyaan 1s conj; biijidaabiid 3s conj; baajidaabiid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /biijidaabii-/

nibiijidaabii1s ind gj
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biijidaabii3s ind gj
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biijidaabiiyaan1s conj gj
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biijidaabiid3s conj gj
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baajidaabiid3s ch-conj gj
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gii-piijidaabii3s ind pst gj
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biijidaabii /biijidaabii-/: /biid-/
hither, here, this way
; /-daabii/
s/he pulls or drags a load

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

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Word Family

biijidaabii vai s/he drags, pulls a load here
(causative) biijidaabii' vta drive it (animate; an animal or means of transportation) here
(detransitive) biijidaabii'iwe vai s/he drives here

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