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banitaw vta

mishear h/; misunderstand what s/he says

Paired with: banitan vti



imbanitawaa 1s - 3s ind; nimbanitawaa 1s - 3s ind; nibanitawaa 1s - 3s ind; obanitawaan 3s - 3' ind; banitawaad 3s - 3' conj; benitawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; banitaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /banitaw-/

nibanitawaa1s - 3s ind es
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obanitawaan3s - 3' ind es
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banitawaad3s - 3' conj es
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benitawaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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Giga-wanishin giishpin banitawad imaa ge-onji-bakebizoyan.

You''ll be lost if you misunderstand him about where to turn off.
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Ningii'-wani'idimin, Ningii-panitawaa aandi waa'-izhi-baabii'id.

We missed each other. I misunderstood him about where he was going to wait for me.
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Ningii-panitawaa aandi gwayak endanwewidang gaakaabishiinhkaazod waabooz.

I couldn't quite tell where the rabbit was making the owl call at.
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banitaw /banitaw-/: /baN-/
miss, drop
; /-taw/
hear h/

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