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debwe vai gh
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s/he tells the truth, speaks the truth



nindebwe 1s ind; indebwe 1s ind; nidebwe 1s ind; debwe 3s ind; debwed 3s aor aug ch-conj ch-conj dub; dayebwed 3s ch-conj; Stem: /debwe-/

nindebwe1s ind nj
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indebwe1s ind gh
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nidebwe1s ind es
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debwe 3s ind nj
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gh
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es
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debwed3s aor aug ch-conj ch-conj dub nj
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gh
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es
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dayebwed3s ch-conj gh
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gii-tebwe3s ind pst gh
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nj
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Geget sa naa debwe awe inini.

That man was right.
 rg
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Gidebwe na?

Are you telling the truth?
 es
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Gidebwe na?

Are you telling the truth?
 nj
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debwe /debwe-/: /deb-/
enough, adequate, reach
; /-we/
s/he acts (on an unspecified animate object)
Reduplicated Form: dedebwe

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Word Family

debwe vai s/he tells the truth, speaks the truth
(derived noun) debwewin ni truth

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