dibaadodan

Ojibwe

Etymology

dib- (“even, judge, measure”) + -aadod (“tell of”) + -an (vti class marker)

Verb

dibaadodan (stem dibaadod-, changed conjunct form debaadodang, reduplicated form dadibaadodan)

1. tell of

   Ogii-kinoosidoon 'i aadizookaan gaa-tibaadodang.

   He made the legend he told long.

Derived terms

• dibaadodamaw (“tell (someone)”)
• dibaadojigaade (“be told, reported, they tell, report it”)
• dibaadojigaazo (“she/he is told, reported, they tell, report it/her/him”)

Related terms

• dibaajim (“tell of, animate object”)

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/dibaadodan-vti