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dibaazom vta es
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talk about something to h/



indibaazomaa 1s - 3s ind; odibaazomaan 3s - 3' ind; dibaazomaad 3s - 3' conj; debaazomaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; dibaazom 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /dibaazom-/

indibaazomaa1s - 3s ind es
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odibaazomaan3s - 3' ind es
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dibaazomaad3s - 3' conj es
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debaazomaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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dibaazom2s - 3 imp es
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ogii-tibaazomaan3s - 3' ind pst es
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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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dibaazom vta talk about something to h/
(reciprocal) dibaazondiwag vai they talk about something with each other

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