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dibaadodan vti gh
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tell of it

Paired with: dibaajim vta



indibaadodaan 1s - 0s ind; nindibaadodaan 1s - 0s ind; nidibaadodaan 1s - 0s ind; odibaadodaan 3s - 0s ind; dibaadodang 3s - 0 conj; debaadodang 3s - 0 ch-conj; dibaadodan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /dibaadod-/

indibaadodaan1s - 0s ind gh
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nindibaadodaan1s - 0s ind es
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odibaadodaan3s - 0s ind es
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gh
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dibaadodang3s - 0 conj es
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gh
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debaadodang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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gh
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dibaadodan 2s - 0 imp es
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gh
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ogii-tibaadodaan 3s - 0s ind pst es
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Ogii-kinoosidoon 'i aadizookaan gaa-tibaadodang.

He made the legend he told long.
 es
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Ogii-tibaadodaan i'iw gaa-pawaadang gii-minwaabandang 'iw gichi-niimi'idiwin.

He talked about the good dream he had about a big pow-wow.
 es
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Odibaadodaanan miinan eyaagin agaamaakwaa.

He's telling about the blueberries across the ravine.
 nj
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Gegoo gidaa-dibaadodaan ezhinaagwak gaa-bi-onji-ayaad gaa-wiidabimad.

Tell something about how it looks where the one you are sitting with came from.

Note:
A question used in immersion class.
 nj
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dibaadodan /dibaadod-/: /dib-/
even, judge, measure
; /-aadod/
tell of it
Reduplicated Form: dadibaadodan

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Word Family

dibaadodan vti tell of it
(verb of undergoing) dibaadojigaade vii it is told of, reported (by someone), "they" tell of, report it (verb of undergoing) dibaadojigaazo vai s/he is told of, reported (by someone), "they" tell of, report h/

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