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abaabaswi vta nj
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[NI]

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

Paired with: abaabasan vti See also: abaabas vta



nindabaabaswaa 1s - 3s ind; odabaabaswaan 3s - 3' ind; abaabaswaad 3s - 3' conj; ebaabaswaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; abaabaswi 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /abaabasw-/

nindabaabaswaa1s - 3s ind nj
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odabaabaswaan3s - 3' ind nj
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abaabaswaad3s - 3' conj nj
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ebaabaswaad3s - 3' ch-conj nj
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abaabaswi2s - 3 imp nj
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Ogii'-abaabaswaan amikwan gaa-gii-tasoonaad.

She smoked the beaver that she had trapped.
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abaabaswi /abaabasw-/: /ab-/
warm
; /-aabasw/
put h/ in the smoke

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