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babaaminige vai es
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s/he carries about on the shoulder



nibabaaminige 1s ind; babaaminige 3s ind; babaaminiged 3s conj; bebaaminiged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /babaaminige-/

nibabaaminige1s ind es
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babaaminige3s ind es
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babaaminiged3s conj es
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bebaaminiged3s ch-conj es
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babaaminige /babaaminige-/: /babaam-/
around, about
; /-nige/
s/he carries on shoulder

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Word Family

babaaminige vai s/he carries about on the shoulder
(applicative) babaaminigaadan vti carry it around on the shoulder (applicative) babaaminigaazh vta carry h/ about on the shoulder

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