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waabanda' vta es
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show (it) to h/



niwaabanda'aa 1s - 3s ind; owaabanda'aan 3s - 3' ind; waabanda'aad 3s - 3' conj; wayaabanda'aad 3s - 3' ch-conj; waabanda' 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /waabanda'-/

niwaabanda'aa1s - 3s ind lw
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es
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owaabanda'aan3s - 3' ind lw
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es
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waabanda'aad3s - 3' conj lw
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es
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wayaabanda'aad3s - 3' ch-conj gh
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waabanda'2s - 3 imp es
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Ingii-pi-waabanda'igoo iwe zhizhoobii'igan. Maanaadad. Gaawiin ingii-minwendanziin.

They came and showed me that painting. It's no good. I didn't like it.
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The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

Word Family

waabanda' vta show (it) to h/
(reciprocal) waabanda'idiwag vai they show something to each other, have an exhibition or fair (detransitive) waabanda'iwe vai s/he shows, demonstrates, exhibits (it) to people
waabanda'iwewin ni a show, an exhibition

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