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zhaabwaabaawazh vta

soak it (animate) through, get it (animate) soaked; saturate it (animate)

Paired with: zhaabwaabaawadoon vti2



nizhaabwaabaawanaa 1s - 3s ind; ozhaabwaabaawanaan 3s - 3' ind; zhaabwaabaawanaad 3s - 3' conj; zhayaabwaabaawanaad 3p - 3' ch-conj; zhaabwaabaawazh 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /zhaabwaabaawaN-/

zhaabwaabaawazh /zhaabwaabaawaN-/: /zhaabwaabaawe-/ stem of zhaabwaabaawe vii ; /-N/
act on h/ or it (animate)

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Word Family

zhaabwaabaawe vii it is soaked through, is saturated
(applicative) zhaabwaabaawadoon vti2 soak it through, get it soaked; saturate it (applicative) zhaabwaabaawazh vta soak it (animate) through, get it (animate) soaked; saturate it (animate)

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