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abiz vta es
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warm h/ at the fire

Paired with: abizan vti



indabizwaa 1s - 3s ind; nindabizwaa 1s - 3s ind; nidabizwaa 1s - 3s ind; odabizwaan 3s - 3' ind; abizwaad 3s - 3' conj; ebizwaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; abiz 2s - 3 imp; abizwi 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /abizw-/

indabizwaa1s - 3s ind es
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nindabizwaa1s - 3s ind nj
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odabizwaan3s - 3' ind nj
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es
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abizwaad3s - 3' conj nj
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es
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ebizwaad3s - 3' ch-conj nj
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es
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abiz2s - 3 imp es
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abizwi2s - 3 imp nj
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ogii'-abizwaan3s - 3' ind pst nj
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Odabizwaa' ominjikaawanini jibwaa-biizikamoonaad oniijaanisan.

She warms up her child's mitts before she puts them on him.
 nj
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abiz /abizw-/: /ab-/
warm
; /-izw/
act on h/ or it (animate) by heat
Reduplicated Form: ayabiz

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

Word Family

abiz vta warm h/ at the fire
(reflexive) abizodizo vai s/he warms h/ self at the fire or stove

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