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dibaabam vta nj
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inspect, check up on h/ or it (animate), look h/ or it (animate) over

Paired with: dibaabandan vti



indibaabamaa 1s - 3s ind; nindibaabamaa 1s - 3s ind; nidibaabamaa 1s - 3s ind; odibaabamaan 3s - 3' ind; dibaabamaad 3s - 3' conj; debaabamaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; dibaabam 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /dibaabam-/

indibaabamaa1s - 3s ind nj
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odibaabamaan3s - 3' ind nj
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dibaabamaad3s - 3' conj nj
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debaabamaad3s - 3' ch-conj nj
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dibaabam 2s - 3 imp nj
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ogii-tibaabamaan3' ind pst nj
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Dibaabam odaabaanag jibwaa-azhebizoyan.

Check for cars before back out.
 nj
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Eniwek sa go naa ingii-pi-dibaabamig.

At least he came and checked on me.
 gh
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Odibaabamaan minik eyaawaad zhooniyaan.

She's checking how much money she has.
 nj
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dibaabam /dibaabam-/: /dib-/
even, judge, measure
; /-aabam/
look at h/

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

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