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babaamendan vti es
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pay attention to, be preccupied with, worry about, bother it

Paired with: babaamenim vta



imbabaamendaan 1s - 0s ind; nimbabaamendaan 1s - 0s ind; nibabaamendaan 1s - 0s ind; obabaamendaan 3s - 0s ind; babaamendang 3s - 0 conj; bebaamendang 3s - 0 ch-conj; babaamendan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /babaamend-/

nibabaamendaan1s - 0s ind es
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obabaamendaan3s - 0s ind es
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babaamendang3s - 0 conj es
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bebaamendang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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babaamendan2s - 0 imp es
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Boonitoon iwe. Gego babaamendangen.

Leave it alone. Don't bother it.
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babaamendan /babaamend-/: /babaam-/
around, about
; /-end/
act by thought on it; perceive it by thought; feel in the mind

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

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