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dibaabandamaw vta nj
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inspect, check up on (it) for h/, look (it) over for h/



indibaabandamawaa 1s - 3s ind; indibaabandamaag 3s - 1s ind; gidibaabandamaw 2s - 1s ind; gidibaabandamawin 1s - 2s ind; odibaabandamawaan 3s - 3' ind; dibaabandamawaad 3s - 3' conj; debaabandamawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; Stem: /dibaabandamaw-/

indibaabandamawaa1s - 3s ind nj
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indibaabandamaag3s - 1s ind nj
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gidibaabandamaw2s - 1s ind nj
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gidibaabandamawin1s - 2s ind nj
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odibaabandamawaan3s - 3' ind nj
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dibaabandamawaad3s - 3' conj nj
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debaabandamawaad3s - 3' ch-conj nj
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ogii-tibaabandamawaan3s - 3' ind pst nj
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Indibaabandamaadiz minik waa'-wiisiniyaan.

I carefully check how much I should eat.
 nj
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dibaabandamaw /dibaabandamaw-/: /dibaaband-/ stem of dibaabandan vti ; /-amaw/
do it for h/

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

dibaabandan vti inspect, check up on it, look it over
(benefactive) dibaabandamaw vta inspect, check up on (it) for h/, look (it) over for h/
(reflexive) dibaabandamaadizo vai s/he inspects, checks up on something for h/ self; looks something over for h/ self

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