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biijibatoo vai gj
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s/he runs here



imbiijibatoo 1s ind; nimbiijibatoo 1s ind; nibiijibatoo 1s ind; biijibatoo 3s ind; biijibatood 3s conj; baajibatood 3s ch-conj; biijibatoon 2s imp; Stem: /biijibatoo-/

nimbiijibatoo1s ind gj
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nibiijibatoo1s ind es
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gj
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biijibatoo3s ind es
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gj
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biijibatood3s conj gj
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es
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baajibatood3s ch-conj es
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gj
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biijibatoon2s imp es
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gj
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gii-piijibatoo3s ind pst gj
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es
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biijibatoo /biijibatoo-/: /biid-/
hither, here, this way
; /-batoo/
s/he runs, moves fast

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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