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onaboobiimi vai

s/he has soup



nindoonaboobiim 1s ind; onaboobiimi 3s ind; onaboobiimid 3s conj; wenaboobiimid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /onaboobiimi-/

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Word Family

naboob ni soup, stew
(verb of making) naboobiike vai s/he makes a soup or stew
(benefactive) naboobiikaw vta make a soup or stew for h/ (applicative) naboobiikaazh vta make a soup or stew of it (animate) (applicative) naboobiikaadan vti make a soup or stew of it
(applicative) naboobiikaade vii it is made into a soup or stew (verb of being) naboobiiwan vii it is soupy (verb of possession) onaboobiimi vai s/he has soup

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