1. common noun. monkey; sasquatch
Wag̱ayt 'nastoo ha'lidzox di wil wan ba'wis. Monkeys live on the other side of the world.
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2. intransitive verb. crazy
G̱axpa ba'wisa siwaatksu ła hats'i ts'uusgu. Sometimes when I was small I was called ba'wis.
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