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boodaajii'an vti lw
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inflate it

Paired with: boodaajii' vta



imboodaajii'aan 1s - 0s ind; nimboodaajii'aan 1s - 0s ind; niboodaajii'aan 1s - 0s ind; oboodaajii'aan 3s - 0s ind; boodaajii'ang 3s - 0 conj; bwaadaajii'ang 3s - 0 ch-conj; boodaajii'an 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /boodaajii'-/

niboodaajii'aan1s - 0s ind es
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oboodaajii'aan3s - 0s ind es
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boodaajii'ang3s - 0 conj es
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bwaadaajii'ang3s - 0 ch-conj lw
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boodaajii'an2s - 0 imp es
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Maamaagojiishkan boodaajii'igan wii'-poodaajii'aman gidapishimon.

Use the foot pump to inflate your air mattress.
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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

boodaajii'an vti inflate it
(detransitive) boodaajii'ige vai s/he inflates things (verb of undergoing) boodaajii'igaade vii it is inflated (by someone), "they" inflate it (verb of undergoing) boodaajii'igaazo vai s/he is inflated (by someone), "they" inflate h/ (derived noun) boodaajii'igan ni an air pump, a tire pump (benefactive) boodaajii'amaw vta inflate (it) for h/

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