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baasan vti es
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dry it

Paired with: baas vta



imbaasaan 1s - 0s ind; nimbaasaan 1s - 0s ind; nibaasaan 1s - 0s ind; obaasaan 3s - 0s ind; baasang 3s - 0 conj; bayaasang 3s - 0 ch-conj; baasan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /baas-/

imbaasaan1s - 0s ind gh
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nimbaasaan1s - 0s ind nj
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nibaasaan1s - 0s ind es
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obaasaan3s - 0s ind nj
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gh
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es
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baasang3s - 0 conj nj
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gh
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es
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bayaasang3s - 0 ch-conj gh
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baasan2s - 0 imp nj
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gh
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rg
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es
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gaawiin obaasanziin3s - 0s ind neg es
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ogii-paasaan3s - 0s ind pst nj
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es
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Obaasaan wiiyaas.

She's drying meat.
 es
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Baasan gidazhiganan jibwaa-biizikaman.

Dry your socks before you put them on.
 nj
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Nimaamaa ko ngii-wiiji'aa gii-paasang waawaashkeshiwi-wiiyaas.

I used to help my mother when she dried deer meat.
 rg
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Reduplicated Form: baabaasan

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Word Family

baasan vti dry it
(verb of undergoing) baasigaade vii it is dried (by someone), "they" dry it (verb of undergoing) baasigaazo vai s/he is dried (by someone), "they" dry h/ (detransitive) baasige vai s/he dries something (benefactive) baasamaw vta dry (it) for h/

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