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dewaabide vai gh
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s/he has a toothache



indewaabide 1s ind; nindewaabide 1s ind; nidewaabide 1s ind; dewaabide 3s ind; dewaabided 3s conj; dayewaabided 3s ch-conj; Stem: /dewaabide-/

indewaabide1s ind gh
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dewaabide3s ind gh
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lw
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dewaabided3s conj es
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gh
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dayewaabided3s ch-conj gh
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Awanjish ogii-maandandaan iwe dekaag aana-dewaabided.

He went ahead and ate that ice cream anyway even though he's got a toothache.
 es
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dewaabide /dewaabide-/: /dew-/
ache, sore
; /-aabid-/
tooth
; /-e/
[incorporating]
Reduplicated Form: dedewaabide

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