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bimoondan vti es
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carry it along on one's back

Paired with: bimoom vta



imbimoondaan 1s - 0s ind; nimbimoondaan 1s - 0s ind; nimbimoondaan 1s - 0s ind; obimoondaan 3s - 0s ind; bimoondang 3s - 0 conj; bemoondang 3s - 0 ch-conj; bimoondan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /bimoond-/

nimbimoondaan1s - 0s ind es
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nimbimoondaan1s - 0s ind es
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obimoondaan3s - 0s ind es
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bimoondang3s - 0 conj es
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bemoondang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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bimoondan2s - 0 imp es
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Obimoondaan i'iw manoomin.

He's carrying the rice on his back.
 es
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bimoondan /bimoond-/: /bim-/
along in space or time, by
; /-oond/
carry it on back

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

bimoondan vti carry it along on one's back
(derived noun) bimoonjigan na [RL] a dance bustle (derived noun) bimoonjigan ni a pack frame

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