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babaamaazhagaame vai es
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s/he goes around on the shore



nibabaamaazhagaame 1s ind; nimbabaamaazhagaame 1s ind; babaamaazhagaame 3s conj; babaamaazhagaamed 3s conj; bebaamaazhagaamed 3s ch-conj; babaamaazhagaamen 2s imp; Stem: /babaamaazhagaame-/

nibabaamaazhagaame1s ind es
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nimbabaamaazhagaame1s ind gj
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babaamaazhagaame3s conj es
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gj
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babaamaazhagaamed3s conj es
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gj
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bebaamaazhagaamed3s ch-conj es
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gj
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babaamaazhagaamen2s imp gj
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gii-pabaamaazhagaame3s ind pst es
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gj
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babaamaazhagaame /babaamaazhagaame-/: /babaam-/
around, about
; /-aazhagaame/
s/he goes along a shoreline, an edge

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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