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wiindamaadiwag vai rg
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they tell each other something

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niwiindamaadimin 1p ind; giwiindamaadimin 21p ind; wiindamaadiwag 3p ind; wiindamaadiwaad 3p conj; waandamaadiwaad 3p ch-conj; Stem: /wiindamaadi-/

niwiindamaadimin1p ind gh
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giwiindamaadimin21p ind rg
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wiindamaadiwag3p ind rg
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gh
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wiindamaadiwaad3p conj gh
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waandamaadiwaad3p ch-conj rg
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gh
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gii-wiindamaadiwag3p pst gh
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Igiweg ikwewag gegoo wiindamaadiwag.

Those women are telling each other something.
 rg
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wiindamaadiwag /wiindamaadi-/: /wiindamaw-/ stem of wiindamaw vta ; /-idi/
[reciprocal]

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

(benefactive) wiindamaw vta tell h/ about (it), inform h/ about (it)
(reciprocal) wiindamaadiwag vai they tell each other something (reflexive) wiindamaadizo vai s/he tells h/ self something (detransitive) wiindamaage vai s/he tells (it) to people, announces (it) to people, informs people

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