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dibaajimotaw vta lw
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tell (it) to h/



indibaajimotawaa 1s - 3s ind; ndibaajimotawaa 1s - 3s ind; nindibaajimotawaa 1s - 3s ind; nidibaajimotawaa 1s - 3s ind; odibaajimotawaan 3s - 3' ind; dibaajimotawaad 3s - 3' conj; debaajimotawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; dibaajimotaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /dibaajimotaw-/

ndibaajimotawaa1s - 3s ind lw
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nindibaajimotawaa1s - 3s ind es
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odibaajimotawaan3s - 3' ind es
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lw
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dibaajimotawaad3s - 3' conj es
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gh
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debaajimotawaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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gh
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dibaajimotaw2s - 3 imp es
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lw
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ogii-tibaajimotawaan3s - 3' ind es
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gh
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Gidaa-dibaajimotawaag giniijaanisag ge-izhi-manaajichigewaad ji-mino-bimaadiziwaad.

You should tell your children about how they should respect things so they can have healthy and good lives.
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dibaajimotaw /dibaajimotaw-/: /dibaajimo-/ stem of dibaajimo vai ; /-taw/
act in relation to h/

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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 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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