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abizan vti es
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warm it at the fire

Paired with: abiz vta



indabizaan 1s - 0s ind; nindabizaan 1s - 0s ind; nidabizaan 1s - 0s ind; odabizaan 3s - 0s ind; abizang 3s - 0 conj; ebizang 3s - 0 ch-conj; abizan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /abiz-/

indabizaan1s - 0s ind es
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nindabizaan1s - 0s ind nj
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odabizaan3s - 0s ind nj
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es
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abizang3s - 0 conj nj
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es
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ebizang3s - 0 ch-conj nj
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es
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abizan2s - 0 imp nj
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es
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ogii-abizaan3s - 0s ind pst es
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ogii'-abizaan3s - 0s ind pst nj
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abizan /abiz-/: /ab-/
warm
; /-iz/
act on it by heat
Reduplicated Form: ayabizan

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

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Word Family

abizan vti warm it at the fire
(benefactive) abizamaw vta warm something for h/ at the fire (detransitive) abizige vai s/he warms (something) at the fire (verb of undergoing) abizigaade vii it is warmed at the fire (by someone), "they" warm it at the fire (verb of undergoing) abizigaazo vai s/he or it (animate) is warmed at the fire (by someone), "they" warm h/ or it at the fire

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