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bima'azh vta es
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track h/ along, follow h/ trail along

Paired with: bima'adoon vti2



imbima'anaa 1s - 3s ind; nimbima'anaa 1s - 3s ind; nibima'anaa 1s - 3s ind; obima'anaan 3s - 3' ind; bima'anaad 3s - 3' conj; bema'anaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; bima'azh 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /bima'aN-/

obima'anaan3s - 3' ind es
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bima'anaad3s - 3' conj es
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bema'anaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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bima'azh2s - 3 imp es
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Mii go naasaab ena'adood iniwen bema'anaad.

He's following in the same footsteps as what he's tracking.
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Gii-pabiiwishkam awe waawaashkeshi gaa-... gaa-pima'anag.

The deer I tracked had small tracks.
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bima'azh /bima'aN-/: /bim-/
along in space or time, by
; /-a'aN/
track or trail h/

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

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