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bbaa-yaa
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>1sIND nbabaa-yaa;
>3sCCONJ bebaa-yaat;
>1sIND nbibaa-yaa; 1 be around, be present for awhile somewhere. Jina go eta bbaa-yaa; mii go aabdek shkwaa-name-giizhgak wii-bskaabiit Toronto. He's just visiting for a little while; he has to go back to Toronto on Monday. MC2005.cs. Gii-nshkaadzi aw ndawemaa iw bbaa-yaayaan wiikaa iw dbikak gii-zhmaagnishiiwi maa naa ge wiin, ngii-paktewig dash naangim go gii-ni-dgoshnaang endaayaan. My brother got mad that I was around late at night, he was a soldier too, and he hit me on the shoulder until we got to my house. AK1976.rs. 2 go here and there, go around and about. Gaawii aapji nawach ngoji ngii-de-bbaa-yaa-siimi Australia gii-zhaayaang. Zaam go naa jina oodi ngii-yaami. We didn't have time to go here and there very much when we went to Australia. We were there for too short a time [to be able to do that]. MC2005.cs. Miish wa mdimooyenh bbaa-yaad, mii gii-waabmaad ninwan, man'soonyan. This old lady was wandering around, and she saw some men, strangers. SO1971.rs. Kina-sh go gonda gii-ni-negoodewag, biindig go zhiwi gii-bbaa-yaawag. They both crept under (the fortification), and went around inside there. SO1971.rs. 3 go out of the house for awhile, get out of the house for awhile. Gaa naa gewii kojiing wii-ke-bbaa-yaat aapiichin. Mii eta zhiwi pane tv-ing naasmabit. Tsk, tsk, he should go spend some time outdoors for a while now and then. He just sits there in front of the tv all the time. MC2005.cs. Full-vowel form: babaa-ayaa.