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giimaabandiwag vai es
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they peek at each other

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plural



nigiimaabandimin 1p ind; giimaabandiwag 3p ind; giimaabandiwaad 3p conj; gaamaabandiwaad 3p ch-conj; giimaabandig 2p imp; Stem: /giimaabandi-/

nigiimaabandimin1p ind es
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giimaabandiwag3p ind es
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giimaabandiwaad3p conj es
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gaamaabandiwaad3p ch-conj es
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giimaabandig2p imp es
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giimaabandiwag /giimaabandi-/: /giimaabam-/ stem of giimaabam vta ; /-di/
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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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