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bimwewidam vai2 es
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s/he goes by sounding (esp. of Thunderers)



nimbimwewidam 1s ind; bimwewidam 3s ind; bimwewidamoog 3p ind; bimwewidang 3s conj; bemwewidang 3s ch-conj; Stem: /bimwewid+am-/

nimbimwewidam1s ind gj
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bimwewidam3s ind gj
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bimwewidamoog3p ind es
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bimwewidang3s conj gj
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bemwewidang3s ch-conj gj
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gii-pimwewidam3s ind pst es
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Mii 'i gikendaagwak oshki-dagwaaging. Gii-pimwewidamoog igi nikag.

You can tell it is early fall. I heard the geese going by.
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Ningaabii'anong ondwewidamoog animikiig gii-bimwewidamowaad.

The Thunderbirds come from the west as they go by us.
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bimwewidam /bimwewid+am-/: /bim-/
along in space or time, by
; /-wewid/
s/he is heard making sounds in the distance

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