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abaabasige vai es
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s/he smudges, censes things



indabaabasige 1s ind; abaabasige 3s ind; abaabasiged 3s conj; ebaabasiged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /abaabasige-/

indabaabasige1s ind es
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abaabasige3s ind es
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abaabasiged3s conj es
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ebaabasiged3s ch-conj es
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Gichi-minomaasige awe gaa-abaabasiged zhebaa.

That person who smudged the place this morning really left a good aroma.
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abaabasige /abaabasige-/: /abaabas-/ stem of abaabasan vti ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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Word Family

abaabasan vti smudge, cense it; smoke it (for preservation)
(detransitive) abaabasige vai s/he smudges, censes things

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