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biminizhikaw vta es
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send, chase h/ along



imbiminizhikawaa 1s - 3s ind; nimbiminizhikawaa 1s - 3s ind; nibiminizhikawaa 1s - 3s ind; obiminizhikawaan 3s - 3' ind; biminizhikawaad 3s - 3' conj; beminizhikawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; biminizhikaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /biminizhikaw-/

nibiminizhikawaa1s - 3s ind es
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obiminizhikawaan3s - 3' ind es
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biminizhikawaad3s - 3' conj es
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beminizhikawaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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biminizhikaw2s - 3 imp es
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Ingii-piminizhikawaa inday gaa-niimandang niwiiwakwaan.

I chased my dog who had my hat in his mouth.
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biminizhikaw /biminizhikaw-/: /bim-/
along in space or time, by
; /-nizhikaw/
chase h/

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

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

Word Family

biminizhikaw vta send, chase h/ along
(detransitive) biminizhikaage vai s/he chases, follows people along

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