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bimaabogo vai es
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s/he floats or drifts along with the current



nibimaabog 1s ind; bimaabogo 3s ind; bimaabogod 3s conj; bemaabogod 3s ch-conj; Stem: /bimaabogo-/

nibimaabog1s ind es
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bimaabogo3s ind es
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bimaabogod3s conj es
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bemaabogod3s ch-conj es
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gii-pimaabogo3s ind pst es
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Indaga wiikogwaazh awe mitig bemaabogod.

Use a pole to get that log floating by.
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bimaabogo /bimaabogo-/: /bim-/
along in space or time, by
; /-aabogo/
s/he drifts, floats on the current or other medium

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