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ombim vta es
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get h/ interested or excited by speech



nindoombimaa 1s - 3s ind; odoombimaan 3s - 3' ind; ombimaad 3s - 3' conj; wembimaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; ombim 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /ombim-/

nindoombimaa1s - 3s ind es
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ombimaad3s - 3' conj es
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wembimaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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ombim2s - 3 imp es
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Ogii-ombimaan gii-wiindamowaad iwe waa-inakamigad.., waa-inakamigadinig wii-aabita-niibinokeng.

He got his interest by telling him about what's going to take place on the Fourth of July.
 es
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ombim /ombim-/: /omb-/
upwards
; /-m/
speak to h/; act on h/ by speech

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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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