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inaaboono vai gj
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s/he goes a certain way or to a certain place carried on the rapids or another moving medium (snow, sand, etc.)



indinaaboono 1s ind; inaaboono 3s ind; inaaboonod 3s conj; enaaboonod 3s ch-conj; inaaboonon 2s imp; inaaboonodaa 21p imp; Stem: /inaaboono-/

indinaaboono1s ind gj
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inaaboono3s ind gj
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inaaboonod3s conj gj
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enaaboonod3s ch-conj gj
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inaaboonodaa21p imp gj
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Naawi-baawitig inaaboono gaa-niishiboonod.

The one shooting the rapids goes down in the middle.
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Naawi-baawitig babiikwaadigose. Ganabaj asiniig gaa-babiikwaadigwewaad. Ishkwaya'ii ani-inaaboonodaa.

There's a rough ruffles in the middle of the rapids. I guess there's rocks under them. Let's go down on the edge.
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inaaboono /inaaboono-/: /iN-/
thus, in a certain direction, in a certain manner
; /-aaboono/
s/he goes, slides on a moving medium (on water, snow, ice, sand, etc.)

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