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bimaadiziwin ni

life

bimaadiziwin sg; Stem: /bimaadiziwin-/

Sentence Examples

Apenimon gigitiziimag ji-gikinoo'amawikwaa ge-izhi-bimiwidooyan gibimaadiziwin.

Rely on your parents to teach you how to carry on your life in the future.

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Word Parts

bimaadiziwin /bimaadiziwin-/: /bimaadizi-/ stem of bimaadizi vai ; /-win/

[noun forming final]

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Word Family

bimaadizi vai s/he lives, is alive

(derived noun) bimaadiziwin ni life bimaadiziimagad vii it is alive, is living

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