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diba'amaage vai

s/he pays people for (something)



indiba'amaage 1s ind; nindiba'amaage 1s ind; nidiba'amaage 1s ind; diba'amaage 3s ind; diba'amaaged 3s conj; deba'amaaged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /diba'amaage-/

diba'amaage /diba'amaage-/: /diba'amaw-/ stem of diba'amaw vta ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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Word Family

diba'an vti pay it, pay for it
(verb of undergoing) diba'igaade vii it is paid, paid for (by someone), "they" pay it or for it (verb of undergoing) diba'igaazo vai s/he or it (animate) is paid for (by someone), "they" pay for h/ or it (animate) (detransitive) diba'ige vai s/he pays things; s/he measures things
(derived noun) diba'igan adv num
  1. an hour
  2. a mile
diba'igaans adv num
  1. a minute
  2. an acre
 (verb of being) diba'igane vii [N] it is a certain time in hours; it is a distance in miles
diba'igese vii it pays off, pays for itself
(benefactive) diba'amaw vta pay h/ for (it), pay (it) to him
(reciprocal) diba'amaadiwag vai they pay each other for (it) (detransitive) diba'amaage vai s/he pays people for (something)

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