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bimibide vii es
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it speeds, drives, flies along

Paired with: bimibizo vai



bimibide 0s ind; bimibideg 0s conj; bemibideg 0s ch-conj; bimibidemagad 0s aug ind; Stem: /bimibide-/

bimibide0s ind gj
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bimibideg0s conj gj
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bemibideg0s ch-conj gj
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bimibidemagad0s aug ind gj
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bimibidemagak0s aug conj es
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gii-pimibide0s ind pst gj
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Wiisakwemagad odaabaan bimibideg miikanaang.

The car screeches going by on the road.
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Zhigwa gii-pimibide 'iw abinoonjiinhwidaabaan.

The schoolbus already went by.
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bimibide /bimibide-/: /bim-/
along in space or time, by
; /-bide/
it moves without obstruction: flies, speeds, falls, drives; it undergoes mechanical action: runs, operates

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

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