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bimiwidamaage vai

s/he carries it along for others



nibimiwidamaage 1s ind; bimiwidamaage 3s ind; bimiwidamaaged 3s conj; bemiwidamaaged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /bimiwidamaage-/

bimiwidamaage /bimiwidamaage-/: /bimiwidamaw-/ stem of bimiwidamaw vta ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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Word Family

bimiwidoon vti2 carry, take it along
(benefactive) bimiwidaw vta carry (it) along for h/ (benefactive) bimiwidamaw vta carry (it) along for h/
(detransitive) bimiwidamaage vai s/he carries it along for others
(detransitive) bimiwijige vai s/he carries things along; she is pregnant (detransitive) bimiwidaaso vai s/he carries a load along, hauls freight along (verb of undergoing) bimiwijigaade vii it is carried along (by someone), "they" carry it along (verb of undergoing) bimiwijigaazo vai s/he is carried along (by someone), "they" carry h/ along

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