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gopibatoo vai es
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s/he runs inland



ingopibatoo 1s ind; ningopibatoo 1s ind; nigopibatoo 1s ind; gopibatoo 3s ind; gopibatood 3s conj; gwepibatood 3s ch-conj; Stem: /gopibatoo-/

ningopibatoo1s ind es
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nigopibatoo1s ind es
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gopibatoo3s ind es
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gopibatood3s conj es
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gwepibatood3s ch-conj es
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gii-kopibatoo3s ind pst es
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Mewinzha gii-kopibatoowag igiw abinoonjiiyag endawaabamadwaa.

The children you are looking for ran up from the lake long ago.
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Wekwaayaakwaang gii'-ani-izhi-gopibatoo waawaashkeshi.

The deer ran to the end of the woods.
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gopibatoo /gopibatoo-/: /gop-/
go inland, go into the bush, go from an open area (water or land) into a denser area
; /-batoo/
s/he runs, moves fast

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