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aabibizh vta es
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unravel h/; rip h/ open

Paired with: aabibidoon vti2



indaabibinaa 1s - 3s ind; nindaabibinaa 1s - 3s ind; nidaabibinaa 1s - 3s ind; niyaabibinaa 1s - 3s ind; odaabibinaan 3s - 3' ind; oyaabibinaan 3s - 3' ind; aabibinaad 3s - 3' conj; ayaabibinaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; aabibizh 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /aabibiN-/

niyaabibinaa1s - 3s ind es
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oyaabibinaan3s - 3' ind es
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aabibinaad3s - 3' conj es
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aabibizh2s - 3 imp es
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aabibizh /aabibiN-/: /aab-/
undo
; /-biN/
pull h/, it (animate); use the hands on h/, it (animate)

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

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