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ombaabiiginan vti

hoist it; lift, raise it with a rope

Paired with: ombaabiigin vta



indoombaabiiginaan 1s - 0s ind; nindoombaabiiginaan 1s - 0s ind; nidoombaabiiginaan 1s - 0s ind; odoombaabiiginaan 3s - 0s ind; ombaabiiginang 3s - 0 conj; wembaabiiginang 3s - 0 ch-conj; ombaabiiginan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /ombaabiigin-/

ombaabiiginan /ombaabiigin-/: /omb-/
upwards
; /-aabiig-/
string-like
; /-in/
act on it by hand

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Word Family

ombaabiiginan vti hoist it; lift, raise it with a rope
(detransitive) ombaabiiginige vai s/he hoists, lifts things with a rope (verb of undergoing) ombaabiiginigaade vii it is hoisted, lifted, raised with a rope (by someone); "they" hoist, lift, raise it with a rope (verb of undergoing) ombaabiiginigaazo vai s/he or it (animate) is hoisted, lifted, raised with a rope (by someone); "they" hoist, lift, raise h/ or it (animate) with a rope

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