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giimaabam vta es
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look in at or into, peek in at h/; spy on h/

Paired with: giimaabandan vti



ingiimaabamaa 1s - 3s ind; ningiimaabamaa 1s - 3s ind; nigiimaabamaa 1s - 3s ind; ogiimaabamaan 3s - 3' ind; giimaabamaad 3s - 3' conj; gaamaabamaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; Stem: /giimaabam-/

nigiimaabamaa1s - 3s ind es
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ogiimaabamaan3s - 3' ind es
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giimaabamaad3s - 3' conj es
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gaamaabamaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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ogii-kiimaabamaan3s - 3' ind pst es
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giimaabam /giimaabam-/: /giim-/
secretly
; /-aabam/
look at h/
Reduplicated Form: gaagiimaabam

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

giimaabam vta look in at or into, peek in at h/; spy on h/
(reciprocal) giimaabandiwag vai they peek at each other

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