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bawaadan vti es
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dream of it

Paired with: bawaazh vta



imbawaadaan 1s - 0s ind; nimbawaadaan 1s - 0s ind; nibawaadaan 1s - 0s ind; obawaadaan 3s - 0s ind; bawaadang 3s - 0 conj; bewaadang 3s - 0 ch-conj; bawaadan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /bawaad-/

nibawaadaan1s - 0s ind es
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obawaadaan3s - 0s ind es
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bewaadang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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bawaadan2s - 0 imp es
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Ingii-pawaadaan babaamaashiyaan giizhigong.

I dreamed I was soaring around in the sky.
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Ogii-tibaadodaan i'iw gaa-pawaadang gii-minwaabandang 'iw gichi-niimi'idiwin.

He talked about the good dream he had about a big pow-wow.
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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

bawaadan vti dream of it
(detransitive) bawaajige vai s/he has dreams

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