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bami' vta es
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support, provide for, adopt h/



imbami'aa 1s - 3s ind; nimbami'aa 1s - 3s ind; nibami'aa 1s - 3s ind; obami'aan 3s - 3' ind; bami'aad 3s - 3' conj; bemi'aad 3s - 3' ch-conj; bami' 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /bami'-/

nibami'aa1s - 3s ind es
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obami'aan3s - 3' ind es
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bami'aad3s - 3' conj es
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bemi'aad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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bami'2s - 3 imp es
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Odapenimonan omaamaayan ji-bami'igod.

He relies on his mother to take care of him.
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Anokii'aa ji-bami'aad gichi-anishinaabe'.

She's hired to take care of the elders.
 nj
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bami' /bami'-/: /bam-/
care for, tend
; /-'/
cause h/ to be or to act 

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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

bami' vta support, provide for, adopt h/
bami'aagan na a supported one, an adopted one

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