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biinitamaw vta es
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clean (it) for h/



nimbiinitamawaa 1s - 3s ind; nibiinitamowaa 1s - 3s ind; obiinitamawaan 3s - 3' ind; obiinitamowaan 3s - 3' ind; biinitamawaad 3s - 3' conj; biinitamowaad 3s - 3' conj; baanitamawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; baanitamowaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; biinitamaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /biinitamaw-/

nimbiinitamawaa1s - 3s ind rg
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nibiinitamowaa1s - 3s ind es
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obiinitamawaan3s - 3' ind rg
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obiinitamowaan3s - 3' ind es
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biinitamawaad3s - 3' conj rg
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biinitamowaad3s - 3' conj es
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baanitamawaad3s - 3' ch-conj rg
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baanitamowaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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biinitamaw2s - 3 imp es
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Ogii-piinitamowaan odoopwaaganan.

He cleaned his pipe for him.
 es
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biinitamaw /biinitamaw-/: /biinit-/ stem of biinitoon vti2 ; /-amaw/
do it for h/

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

biinitoon vti2 clean it
(verb of undergoing) biinichigaade vii it is cleaned (by someone), "they" clean it (verb of undergoing) biinichigaazo vai s/he is cleaned (by someone), "they" clean h/ (detransitive) biinichige vai s/he cleans things (benefactive) biinitamaw vta clean (it) for h/ (benefactive) biinitaw vta clean (it) for h/

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