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aaba'amaw vta rg
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undo, untie, unfasten (it) for h/ (using something)



nindaaba'amawaa 1s - 3s ind; odaaba'amawaan 3s - 3' ind; aaba'amawaad 3s - 3' conj; aaba'amaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /aaba'amaw-/

nindaaba'amawaa1s - 3s ind rg
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odaaba'amawaan3s - 3' ind rg
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aaba'amawaad3s - 3' conj rg
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aaba'amaw2s - 3 imp rg
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Aaba'amaw omakizineyaabiin gaa-bwaanawichiged

Untie the disabled one's shoes for her.
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aaba'amaw /aaba'amaw-/: /-amaw/
do it for h/

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Word Family

aaba'an vti undo, untie, unfasten it (using something)
(benefactive) aaba'amaw vta undo, untie, unfasten (it) for h/ (using something) (detransitive) aaba'ige vai s/he undoes, unties, unfastens things (using something) (verb of undergoing) aaba'igaade vii it is undone, untied, unfastened (by someone), "they" undo, untie, unfasten it (verb of undergoing) aaba'igaazo vai s/he is undone, untied, unfastened (by someone), "they" undo, untie, unfasten h/

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