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biijimaanjigaagen vai

use it to smell with



nimbiijimaanjigaagen 1s - 0s ind; obiijimaanjigaagen 3s - 0s ind; biijimaanjigaaged 3s - 0 conj; Stem: /biijimaanjigaage-/

Odenaniw obiijimaanjigaagen; mii ezhichiged ginebig.

What a snake does is uses its tongue to smell with.
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biijimaanjigaagen /biijimaanjigaage-/: /biijimaanjige-/ stem of biijimaanjige vai ; /-aage/
h/ uses (it) for 

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Word Family

biijimaandan vti smell it
(detransitive) biijimaanjige vai s/he smells something, perceives the smell of things
(verb of use) biijimaanjigaagen vai use it to smell with
(derived noun) biijimaanijigan ni something smelled; something used to smell with: ant antenna

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