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aaba'an vti lw
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undo, untie, unfasten it (using something)

Paired with: aaba' vta ; aaba'wi vta [BL]



nindaaba'aan 1s - 0s ind; ndaaba'aan 1s - 0s ind; odaaba'aan 3s - 0s ind; aaba'ang 3s - 0 conj; ayaaba'ang 3s - 0 ch-conj; aaba'an 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /aaba'-/

ndaaba'aan1s - 0s ind lw
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odaaba'aan3s - 0s ind lw
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aaba'ang3s - 0 conj lw
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ayaaba'ang3s - 0 ch-conj gh
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aaba'an2s - 0 imp lw
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Aaba'an gidadiman.

Untie your snowshoe strap.
 nj
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Mii awe ishkwaaj gaa-boozid. Akawe dash ji-gii'-aaba'angiban jiimaan jibwaa-boozid.

He was the last one in the boat. But he should have untied the boat first before he got in.
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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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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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