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boonenindiwag vai es
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they quit thinking or worrying about each other

Note:
plural



niboonenindimin 1p ind; boonenindiwag 3p ind; boonenindiwaad 3p conj; boonenindig 2p imp; Stem: /boonenindi-/

niboonenindimin1p ind es
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boonenindiwag3p ind es
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boonenindiwaad3p conj es
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boonenindig2p imp es
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Mii 'i gii-poonenindiwaad igiweg gaa-miigaadenindiwaad. Ojiwaamindiwag noongom.

The ones who were adversaries quit thinking about each other that way. Today they are good friends.
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boonenindiwag /boonenindi-/: /boonenim-/ stem of boonenim vta ; /-di/
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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

boonenim vta quit thinking or worrying about h/; forget, ignore h/
(reciprocal) boonenindiwag vai they quit thinking or worrying about each other

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