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baapi' vta es
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laugh at h/

Paired with: baapitoon vti2



imbaapi'aa 1s - 3s ind; nimbaapi'aa 1s - 3s ind; nibaapi'aa 1s - 3s ind; obaapi'aan 3s - 3' ind; baapi'aad 3s - 3' conj; bayaapi'aad 3s - 3' ch-conj; baapi' 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /baapi'-/

nibaapi'aa1s - 3s ind es
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obaapi'aan3s - 3' ind es
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baapi'aad3s - 3' conj es
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baapi'2s - 3 imp es
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Gego baapi'aaken imbakwezhiganikaan. Da-minopogozi gosha.

Don't laugh at my bannock. It's going to taste good.

Note:
it doesn't look very good
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The final is causative, but the stem does not mean "cause h/ to laugh."
baapi' /baapi'-/: /baapi-/ stem of baapi vai ; /-'/
cause h/ to be or to act 
baabaapi' vta

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

baapi vai s/he laughs
(verb of pretending) baapikaazo vai s/he pretends to laugh (verb of addiction) baapishki vai s/he keeps laughing, is always laughing baapi' vta laugh at h/
(reciprocal) baapi'idiwag vai they laugh at each other (reflexive) baapi'idizo vai s/he laughs at h/ self
baapitoon vti2 laugh at it

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