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biitoon vti2 es
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wait for it

Paired with: bii' vta



imbiitoon 1s - 0s ind; nimbiitoon 1s - 0s ind; nibiitoon 1s - 0s ind; obiitoon 3s - 0s ind; biitood 3s - 0 conj; baatood 3s - 0 ch-conj; biitoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /biit-/

nibiitoon1s - 0s ind es
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obiitoon3s - 0s ind es
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biitood3s - 0 conj es
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baatood3s - 0 ch-conj es
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biitoon2s - 0 imp es
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ogii-piitoon3s - 0s ind pst es
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Ogii-naajinizha'aan omaa wenji-biitood awe... awegodowen dinowa.

He's waiting because he sent for something, I don't know what.
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baabiitoon vti2

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

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

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