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aabiinji' vta gh
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overwhelm h/ in a contest or fight, beat h/ up bad

Paired with: aabiinjitoon vti2



ndaabiinji'aa 1s - 3s ind; niyaabiinji'aa 1s - 3s ind; odaabiinji'aan 3s - 3' ind; aabiinji'aad 3s - 3' conj; ayaabiinji'aad 3s - 3' ch-conj; aabiinji' 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /aabiinji'-/

ndaabiinji'aa1s - 3s ind gh
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niyaabiinji'aa1s - 3s ind es
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odaabiinji'aan3s - 3' ind gh
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aabiinji'aad3s - 3' conj gh
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es
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ayaabiinji'aad3s - 3' ch-conj gh
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aabiinji'2s - 3 imp gh
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Igiw bagitejii'igewininiwag ogii-aabiinji'aawaan iniw gaa-pi-mawine'ogowaad gii-pi-ataagowaad.

The baseball team overwhelmed the challengers who came to play with them.
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aabiinji' /aabiinji'-/: /aabiind-/
extreme, damaged
; /-'/
cause h/ or it (animate) to be or to act 

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

aabiinji' vta overwhelm h/ in a contest or fight, beat h/ up bad
(reciprocal) aabiinji'idiwag vai they beat each other up bad in a fight

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