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aabiziishin vai es
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s/he revives; s/he comes back to life



indaabiziishin 1s ind; nindaabiziishin 1s ind; nidaabiziishin 1s ind; aabiziishin 3s ind; aabiziishing 3s conj; Stem: /aabiziishin-/

nindaabiziishin1s ind nj
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aabiziishin3s ind nj
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es
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aabiziishing3s conj nj
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es
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gii-aabiziishin3s ind pst es
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gii'-aabiziishin3s ind pst nj
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Gii'-ani-mikawi. Ani-aabiziishin.

He came to. He's coming back to life.
 nj
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Gii'-aabiziishin. Niizho-diba'igan eta gii'-nibo.

He came back to life. He was only dead for two hours.
 nj
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aabiziishin /aabiziishin-/: /aabiziiw-/
revive, recover
; /-shin/
s/he falls, lies, treads, contacts, hits on something

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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