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bimiwidoon vti2 es
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carry, take it along

Paired with: bimiwizh vta



imbimiwidoon 1s - 0s ind; nimbimiwidoon 1s - 0s ind; nibimiwidoon 1s - 0s ind; obimiwidoon 3s - 0s ind; bimiwidooyaan 1s - 0 conj; bimiwidood 3s - 0 conj; bemiwidood 3s - 0 ch-conj; bimiwidoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /bimiwid-/

nimbimiwidoon1s - 0s ind gj
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nibimiwidoon1s - 0s ind es
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obimiwidoon3s - 0s ind es
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bimiwidooyaan1s - 0 conj gj
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bimiwidood3s - 0 conj es
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gj
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bemiwidood3s - 0 ch-conj es
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gj
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bimiwidoon2s - 0 imp es
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gj
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gaawiin obimiwidoosiin3s - 0s ind neg es
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gego bimiwidooken2s - 0 imp prohib es
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ogii-pimiwidoon3s - 0s ind pst es
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gj
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Oziinziningwaandaan bimiwidood.

He carries it under his arm.
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Weweni obimiwidoon odizhinikaazowin.

He carries his name well.
 es
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Zhaabonigan obimiwidoon waabizheshi.

The marten carries a needle.

Note:
A needle can be made from the baculum of a marten.
 nj
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bimiwidoon /bimiwid-/: /bim-/
along in space or time, by
; /-wid/
convey, carry it

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.

Word Family

bimiwidoon vti2 carry, take it along
(benefactive) bimiwidaw vta carry (it) along for h/ (benefactive) bimiwidamaw vta carry (it) along for h/
(detransitive) bimiwidamaage vai s/he carries it along for others
(detransitive) bimiwijige vai s/he carries things along; she is pregnant (verb of undergoing) bimiwijigaade vii it is carried along (by someone), "they" carry it along (verb of undergoing) bimiwijigaazo vai s/he is carried along (by someone), "they" carry h/ along

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