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biibaagi vai es
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s/he calls out, shouts



imbiibaag 1s ind; nimbiibaag 1s ind; nibiibaag 1s ind; biibaagi 3s ind; biibaagid 3s conj; baabaagid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /biibaagi-/

nibiibaag1s ind es
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biibaagi3s ind es
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biibaagid3s conj es
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Nookomis madwe-biibaagi agaaming.

You can hear my grandmother calling across the lake.
 nj
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Omagakii apii gii-biibaagid, mii 'i zhigwa wii'-aamiwad namewag.

When the frog calls, that's when the sturgeons spawn.
 nj
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Naada'wik agaaming gaa-madwe-biibaagid.

Go get the guy across the lake that's yelling (to be picked up).
 nj
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