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biidaadodan vti gj
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come and tell of it; bring the news about it

Paired with: biidaajim vta



nibiidaadodaan 1s - 0s ind; obiidaadodaan 3s - 0s ind; biidaadodang 3s - 0 conj; baadaadodang 3s - 0 ch-conj; Stem: /biidaadod-/

nibiidaadodaan1s - 0s ind gj
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obiidaadodaan3s - 0s ind es
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biidaadodang3s - 0 conj gj
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es
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baadaadodang3s - 0 ch-conj gj
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biidaadodan2s - 0 imp gj
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es
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ogii-piidaadodaan3s - 0s ind pst es
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Obiidaadodaanan miinan.

She came and told us there were berries.
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biidaadodan /biidaadod-/: /biid-/
hither, here, this way
; /-aadod/
tell of it

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Word Family

biidaadodan vti come and tell of it; bring the news about it
(verb of undergoing) biidaadojigaade vii the news of it is brought (by someone), "they" bring the news of it; it is forecasted (by someone), "they" forecast it

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