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dazaabam vta es
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refrain from doing or saying something because of seeing h/ present



nindazaabamaa 1s - 3s ind; odazaabamaan 3s - 3' ind; dazaabamaad 3s - 3' conj; dezaabamaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; dazaabam 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /dazaabam-/

nindazaabamaa1s - 3s ind es
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odazaabamaan3s - 3' ind es
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dazaabamaad3s - 3' conj es
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dezaabamaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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dazaabam2s - 3 imp es
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ogii-tazaabamaan3s - 3' pst es
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Ogii-tazaabamaan iniwen o... owiitaan gaa-onji-noogiid gegoo aana-wii-ikidod.

He was going to say something but because of his brother-in-law being there he just stopped.
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The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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