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biiwanjige vai es
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s/he eats leaving crumbs



nibiiwanjige 1s ind; biiwanjige 3s ind; biiwanjiged 3s conj; baawanjiged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /biiwanjige-/

nibiiwanjige1s ind es
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biiwanjige3s ind es
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biiwanjiged3s conj es
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baawanjiged3s ch-conj es
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gii-piiwanjige3s ind pst es
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biiwanjige /biiwanjige-/: /biiwand-/ stem of biiwandan vti ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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biiwandan vti eat it leaving crumbs
(detransitive) biiwanjige vai s/he eats leaving crumbs

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