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bishigwapidoon vti2 es
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miss trying to tie it

Paired with: bishigwapizh vta



nibishigwapidoon 1s - 3s ind; obishigwapidoon 3s - 0s ind; bishigwapidood 3s - 0 conj; beshigwapidood 3s - 3' ch-conj; bishigwapidoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /bishigwapid-/

nibishigwapidoon1s - 3s ind es
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obishigwapidoon3s - 0s ind es
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bishigwapidood3s - 0 conj es
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beshigwapidood3s - 3' ch-conj es
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bishigwapidoon2s - 0 imp es
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bishigwapidoon /bishigwapid-/: /bishigw-/
miss
; /-apid/
tie it

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

bishigwapidoon vti2 miss trying to tie it
(verb of undergoing) bishigwapijigaade vii it is missed in being tied (by someone), "they" miss tying it (verb of undergoing) bishigwapijigaazo vai s/he is missed in being tied (by someone), "they" miss tying h/

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