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bikwaakwadoshin vai nj
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s/he or it (animate) lies formed into a ball

Paired with: bikwaakwadosin vii



bikwaakwadoshin 3s ind; bikwaakwadoshing 3s conj; bekwaakwadoshing 3s ch-conj; Stem: /bikwaakwadoshin-/

bikwaakwadoshin3s ind nj
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bikwaakwadoshing3s conj nj
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bekwaakwadoshing3s ch-conj nj
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Bikwaakwadoshin moose. Gaawiin bimaabiigishinzii.

The worm is curled up in a ball. It isn't straight out.
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bikwaakwadoshin /bikwaakwadoshin-/: /bikwaakwadw-/
formed into a ball, ball-shaped, spherical
; /-shin/
s/he falls, lies, treads, contacts, hits on something