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bimaashi vai es
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s/he is blown along (by the wind); sails, soars along

Paired with: bimaasin vii



imbimaash 1s ind; nimbimaash 1s ind; nibimaash 1s ind; bimaashi 3s ind; bimaashid 3s conj; bemaashid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /bimaashi-/

nibimaash1s ind es
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bimaashi3s ind es
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bimaashid3s conj es
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bemaashid3s ch-conj es
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gii-pimaasi3s ind pst es
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bimaashi /bimaashi-/: /bim-/
along in space or time, by
; /-aashi/
s/he is blown by the wind or moving air; s/he flies, soars, sails

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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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