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dibaajimotaadiwag vai es
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they tell stories to each other

Note:
plural



indibaajimotaadimin 1p ind; ndibaajimotaadimin 1p ind; dibaajimotaadiwag 3p ind; dibaajimotaadiwaad 3p conj; debaajimotaadiwaad 3p ch-conj; dibaajimotaadig 2p imp; Stem: /dibaajimotaadi-/

indibaajimotaadimin1p ind gh
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ndibaajimotaadimin1p ind es
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dibaajimotaadiwag3p ind es
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gh
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dibaajimotaadiwaad3p conj es
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gh
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debaajimotaadiwaad3p ch-conj es
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gh
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gii-tibaajimotaadiwag3p ind pst es
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gh
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dibaajimotaadiwag /dibaajimotaadi-/: /dibaajimotaw-/ stem of dibaajimotaw vta ; /-di/
[reciprocal]

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

dibaajimo vai s/he tells, tells a story
(applicative) dibaajimotaw vta tell (it) to h/
(reciprocal) dibaajimotaadiwag vai they tell stories to each other
(derived noun) dibaajimowin ni a story; a narrative; a report dadibaajimo vai s/he tells stories, reports
(applicative) dadibaajimotaw vta tell stories to h/
(applicative) dibaajimotaw vta tell (it) to h/
(reciprocal) dibaajimotaadiwag vai they tell stories to each other

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