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bedowe vai es
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s/he has a soft voice



imbedowe 1s ind; nimbedowe 1s ind; nibedowe 1s ind; bedowe 3s ind; bedowed 3s conj; bayedowed 3s ch-conj; Stem: /bedowe-/

imbedowe1s ind gh
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nibedowe1s ind es
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es
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bedowe3s ind gh
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es
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bedowed3s conj es
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es
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gii-pedowe3s ind pst gh
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es
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bedowen2s imp es
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Bedowe gaagiigidod a'awe inini.

That man speaks softly when he talks.
 es
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bedowe /bedowe-/: /bed-/
slowly, slow
; /-owe/
s/he uses h/ voice

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
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.

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