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biimendam vai2 es
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s/he feels unhappy, upset, offended, dissatisfied; s/he is out of sorts



nibiimendam 1s ind; nimbiimendam 1s ind; biimendam 3s ind; biimendang 3s conj; baamendang 3s ch-conj; biyiimendang 3s ch-conj; Stem: /biimend+am-/

nibiimendam1s ind es
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nimbiimendam1s ind nj
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biimendam3s ind nj
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es
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biimendang3s conj es
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nj
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baamendang3s ch-conj es
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biyiimendang3s ch-conj nj
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gii-piimendam3s ind pst nj
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es
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Biimendam gii-panikoojiged.

S/he is unhappy about missing the beaver (in h/ trap).
 nj
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Gii-piimendam gaa-ina'oonindwaa ini zhooniyaan.

He was disatisified with the distribution of funds.
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biimendam /biimend+am-/: /biim-/
not straight: crosswise, crooked, twisted, oblique, skewed
; /-end/
act by thought on it; perceive it by thought; feel in the mind

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