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abaabas vta es
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smudge, cense h/ or it (animate); smoke it (animate) (for preservation)

Paired with: abaabasan vti See also: abaabaswi vta [NI]



indabaabaswaa 1s - 3s ind; nidabaabaswaa 1s - 3s ind; indabaabasog 3s - 1s ind; odabaabaswaan 3s - 3' ind; abaabaswaad 3s - 3' conj; ebaabaswaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; abaabas 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /abaabasw-/

indabaabaswaa1s - 3s ind es
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indabaabasog3s - 1s ind es
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odabaabaswaan3s - 3' ind es
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abaabaswaad3s - 3' conj es
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ebaabaswaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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abaabas2s - 3 imp es
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ogii-abaabaswaan3s - 3' ind pst es
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abaabas /abaabasw-/: /ab-/
warm
; /-aabasw/
put h/ in the smoke

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