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dadibaajimotaw vta

tell stories to h/

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indadibaajimotawaa 1s - 3s ind; nindadibaajimotawaa 1s - 3s ind; nidadibaajimotawaa 1s - 3s ind; odadibaajimotawaan 3s - 3' ind; dadibaajimotawaad 3s - 3' conj; dedibaajimotawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; dadibaajimotaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /dadibaajimotaw-/

Odadibaajimotawan aadizookawaad, abinooniinyan awe mindimooyenh.

That old lady is telling stories about the old legends to the children.
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Nindadibaajimotawig mewinzha gegoo gaa'-izhichigewaad.

She's telling me stories about how they did things long ago.
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reduplication of: dibaajimotaw vta tell (it) to h/

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Word Family

dibaajimo vai s/he tells, tells a story
(applicative) dibaajimotaw vta tell (it) to h/
(reciprocal) dibaajimotaadiwag vai they tell stories to each other
(derived noun) dibaajimowin ni a story; a narrative; a report dadibaajimo vai s/he tells stories, reports
(applicative) dadibaajimotaw vta tell stories to h/

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