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bima'oodoon vti2 nj
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take it along in a boat; pole it along in a boat

Paired with: bima'oozh vta



imbima'oodoon 1s - 0s ind; nimbima'oodoon 1s - 0s ind; nibima'oodoon 1s - 0s ind; obima'oodoon 3s - 0s ind; bima'oodood 3s - 0 conj; bema'oodood 3s - 0 ch-conj; bima'oodoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /bima'ood-/

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nibima'oodoon1s - 0s ind es
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obima'oodoon3s - 0s ind es
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bima'oodood3s - 0 conj es
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bema'oodood3s - 0 ch-conj es
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bima'oodoon2s - 0 imp es
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bima'oodoon /bima'ood-/: /bim-/
along in space or time, by
; /-a'ood/
move it by medium, move it on the water

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

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Word Family

bima'oodoon vti2 take it along in a boat; pole it along in a boat
(detransitive) bima'oojige vai [BL] s/he takes (things) along in the water; s/he trolls; s/he guides fishermen

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