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abwaajige vai

s/he roasts things over a fire



indabwaajige 1s ind; nindabwaajige 1s ind; nidabwaajige 1s ind; abwaajiged 3s conj; ebwaajiged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /abwaajige-/

abwaajige /abwaajige-/: /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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Word Family

(applicative) abwaadan vti roast, cook it over a fire
(detransitive) abwaajige vai s/he roasts things over a fire (derived noun) abwaajigan na bread cooked over a fire (derived noun) abwaajigan ni roasted meat or fish
abwe vai s/he roasts, cooks something over a fire
abwen vai + o roast, cook it over a fire; s/he cooks (it) over a fire (derived noun) abwewin ni a frying pan (applicative) abwaazh vta roast, cook h/ over a fire (applicative) abwaadan vti roast, cook it over a fire
(derived noun) abwaajigan na bread cooked over a fire (derived noun) abwaajigan ni roasted meat or fish (detransitive) abwaajige vai s/he roasts things over a fire
(derived noun) abwaan ni a roast

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