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binaandawese vai es
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s/he slips and falls down climbing on something or crossing a bridge



nibinaandawese 1s ind; binaandawese 3s ind; binaandawesed 3s conj; benaandawesed 3s ch-conj; Stem: /binaandawese-/

nibinaandawese1s ind es
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binaandawese3s ind es
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binaandawesed3s conj es
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benaandawesed3s ch-conj es
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gii-pinaandawese3s ind pst es
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Gii-pinaandawese awe gaazhagens gaa-animaandawebatood.

The cat running up the tree fell off.
 es
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binaandawese /binaandawese-/: /binaandawe-/ stem of binaandawe vai ; /-se/
s/he or it (animate) flies, falls, has something happen to h/ or it (animate) quickly or spontaneously

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

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