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baapitoon vti2 es
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laugh at it

Paired with: baapi' vta



imbaapitoon 1s - 0s ind; nimbaapitoon 1s - 0s ind; nibaapitoon 1s - 0s ind; obaapitoon 3s - 0s ind; baapitood 3s - 0 conj; bayaapitood 3s - 0 ch-conj; baapitoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /baapit-/

nibaapitoon1s - 0s ind es
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obaapitoon3s - 0s ind es
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baapitood3s - 0 conj es
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baapitoon2s - 0 imp es
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Gego baapitooken ezhinaagwad.

Don't laugh at how it looks.
 nj
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Obaapitoonan iniw omakizinishan gegwaanisago-bagoshkaanig.

He's laughing at his old worn-out moccasins with the holes in them.
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The final is causative, but the stem does not mean "cause it to laugh."
baapitoon /baapit-/: /baapi-/ stem of baapi vai ; /-t/
cause it to be or to act

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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