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apaabowe vai gh
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s/he flavors, seasons soup



indapaabowe 1s ind; nindapaabowe 1s ind; nidapaabowe 1s ind; apaabowe 3s ind; apaabowed 3s conj; epaabowed 3s ch-conj; Stem: /apaabowe-/

indapaabowe1s ind es
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apaabowe3s ind es
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apaabowed3s conj es
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epaabowed3s ch-conj es
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Ogii-minozaan iwe gichikonayeziganaaboo zhiiwitaagani-gookooshan imaa gii-apaabowed.

She cooked a real good hominy soup seasoning it with salt pork.
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apaabowe /apaabowe-/: /ap-/
onto or against something
; /-aabow-/
liquid, soup
; /-e/
[incorporating]

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

apaabowe vai s/he flavors, seasons soup
(applicative) apaabowaadan vti season the soup with it

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