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babaamenim vta es
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pay attention to, worry about, be preoccupied with, bother h/

Paired with: babaamendan vti



imbabaamenimaa 1s - 3s ind; nimbabaamenimaa 1s - 3s ind; nibabaamenimaa 1s - 3s ind; obabaamenimaan 3s - 3' ind; babaamenimaad 3s - 3' conj; bebaamenimaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; babaamenim 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /babaamenim-/

nibabaamenimaa1s - 3s ind es
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obabaamenimaan3s - 3' ind es
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babaamenimaad3s - 3' conj es
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bebaamenimaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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babaamenim2s - 3 imp es
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ogii-pabaamenimaan3s - 3' ind pst es
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Gego babaamenimaaken. Maanoo da-ozhiitaa.

Don't bother him. Let him get ready.
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Gego babaamenimaaken gimishoomis. Megwaa apaakozige.

Don't bother your grandfather. He's busy making kinnickinick
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Gego babaamenimaaken awe mindimooyenh. Megwaa bagwa'aaso.

Don't bother that old lady. She's busy mending.
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babaamenim /babaamenim-/: /babaam-/
around, about
; /-enim/
act by thought on h/, feel about h/

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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