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babaamibatwaazh vta

run about, run around with h/



nibabaamibatwaanaa 1s - 3s ind; obabaamibatwaanaan 3s - 3' ind; babaamibatwaanaad 3s - 3' conj; bebaamibatwaanaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; babaamibatwaazh 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /babaamibatwaaN-/

nibabaamibatwaanaa1s - 3s ind es
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obabaamibatwaanaan3s - 3' ind es
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babaamibatwaanaad3s - 3' conj es
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bebaamibatwaanaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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babaamibatwaazh2s - 3 imp es
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babaamibatwaazh /babaamibatwaaN-/: /babaamibatoo-/ stem of babaamibatoo vai ; /-aaN/
act on h/

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Word Family

babaamibatoo vai s/he runs about, runs around
(applicative) babaamibatwaadan vti run about, run around with it (applicative) babaamibatwaazh vta run about, run around with h/

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