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bimaandawe vai es
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s/he climbs along



nimbimaandawe 1s ind; nibimaandawe 1s ind; nibimaandawe 1s ind; bimaandawe 3s ind; bimaandawed 3s conj; bemaandawed 3s ch-conj; Stem: /bimaandawe-/

nimbimaandawe1s ind gj
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nibimaandawe1s ind es
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nibimaandawe1s ind es
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bimaandawe3s ind es
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gj
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bimaandawed3s conj es
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gj
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bemaandawed3s ch-conj es
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gj
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bimaandawe /bimaandawe-/: /bim-/
along in space or time, by
; /-aandawe/
s/he climbs

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

bimaandawe vai s/he climbs along
(applicative) bimaandawaadan vti climb along on it (applicative) bimaandawaazh vta climb along on h/

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