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apabiwin ni rg
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a chair, a seat



apabiwin sg; apabiwinan pl; apabiwinens dim; apabiwining loc; apabiwinish pej; Stem: /apabiwin-/

apabiwin sg gh
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rg
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es
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apabiwinan pl gh
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rg
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es
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apabiwinens dim rg
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es
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apabiwining loc rg
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es
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Ogii-piigoshkaan i'iw apabiwin gii-onabid.

He broke the chair when he sat down.
 rg
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Badakide apabiwin jiigishkwaandem.

There's a chair standing by the door.
 es
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apabiwin /apabiwin-/: /apabi-/ stem of apabi vai ; /-win/
[noun forming final]

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

apabi vai s/he sits on something
(derived noun) apabiwin ni a chair, a seat (applicative) apabaadan vti sit on it (applicative) apabaazh vta sit on h/

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