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baabaapi'idiwag vai

they keep laughing at each other



nibaabaapi'idimin 1p ind; baabaapi'idiwag 3p ind; baabaapi'idiwaad 3p conj; Stem: /baabaapi'idi-/

reduplication of: baapi'idiwag vai

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Word Family

baapi vai s/he laughs
(verb of pretending) baapikaazo vai s/he pretends to laugh (verb of addiction) baapishki vai s/he keeps laughing, is always laughing (applicative) baapi' vta laugh at h/
(reciprocal) baapi'idiwag vai they laugh at each other
(derived noun) baapi'idiwin ni humor
(reflexive) baapi'idizo vai s/he laughs at h/ self
(applicative) baapitoon vti2 laugh at it
(verb of undergoing) baapichigaade vii it is being laughed at (by someone), "they" laugh at it (verb of undergoing) baapichigaazo vai s/he is being laughed at (by someone), "they" laugh at h/
(applicative) baapinodaw vta make fun of, ridicule h/; mock h/ disrespectfully; show disrespect for h/
baabaapi vai s/he keeps laughing, laughs and laughs
(applicative) baabaapi' vta keep laughing at h/
(reciprocal) baabaapi'idiwag vai they keep laughing at each other

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