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biina'an vti es
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lay or put it in something

Paired with: biina' vta



imbiina'aan 1s - 0s ind; nimbiina'aan 1s - 0s ind; nibiina'aan 1s - 0s ind; obiina'aan 3s - 0s ind; biina'ang 3s - 0 conj; baana'ang 3s - 0 ch-conj; biina'an 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /biina'-/

nibiina'aan1s - 0s ind es
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obiina'aan3s - 0s ind es
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biina'ang3s - 0 conj es
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baana'ang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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biina'an2s - 0 imp es
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Imbiina'aan imaa mbiindaasowining.

I'm putting it in my pocket.
 es
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biina'an /biina'-/: /biin-/
enclose
; /-a'/
act on it using a tool or medium; sing it

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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

biina'an vti lay or put it in something
(detransitive) biina'ige vai s/he puts things in (something) (verb of undergoing) biina'igaade vii it is put in (by someone), "they" put it in (verb of undergoing) biina'igaazo vai s/he or it (animate) is put in (by someone), "they" put h/ or it (animate) in (benefactive) biina'amaw vta put (it) in (something) for h/

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