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babaamaajimo vai es
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s/he spreads the news about



imbabaamaajim 1s ind; nimbabaamaajim 1s ind; nibabaamaajim 1s ind; babaamaajimo 3s ind; babaamaajimod 3s conj; bebaamaajimod 3s ch-conj; Stem: /babaamaajimo-/

nimbabaamaajim1s ind gj
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nibabaamaajim1s ind es
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babaamaajimo3s ind es
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gj
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babaamaajimod3s conj es
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gj
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bebaamaajimod3s ch-conj es
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gj
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gii-pabaamaajimo3s ind pst es
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Mii gii-maajiibatood awe bebaamaajimod wii-niimi'iding.

The messenger starting off running to spread the word that the pow-wow will begin.
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babaamaajimo /babaamaajimo-/: /babaam-/
around, about
; /-aajimo/
s/he tells, tells a story

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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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