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baazagobidoon vti2 lw
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scratch it

Paired with: baazagobizh vta



imbaazagobidoon 1s - 0s ind; obaazagobidoon 3s - 0s ind; baazagobidood 3s - 0 conj; bayaazagobidood 3s - 0 ch-conj; baazagobidoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /baazagobid-/

imbaazagobidoon1s - 0s ind gh
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obaazagobidoon3s - 0s ind gh
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baazagobidood3s - 0 conj gh
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bayaazagobidood3s - 0 ch-conj gh
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baazagobidoon 2s - 0 imp gh
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baazagobidoon /baazagobid-/: /baazagw-/
scratch, scrape
; /-bid/
pull it, use the hands on it
Reduplicated Form: baapaazagobidoon

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

baazagobidoon vti2 scratch it
(detransitive) baazagobijige vai s/he scratches something

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