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abanzh ni a lodge pole; a rafter

abashkwebiigininjiishin vai s/he gets a blister or blisters on h/ hand

abashkwebiigizi vai s/he has a blister or blisters

abashkwebiigizideshin vai s/he gets a blister or blisters on h/ foot

abaabas vta smudge, cense h/; smoke h/ (for preservation)

Paired with: abaabasan vti

abaabasan vti smudge, cense it; smoke it (for preservation)

Paired with: abaabas vta

(detransitive) abaabasige vai s/he smudges, censes things
abaabasige vai s/he smudges, censes things

abaabaso vai s/he smudges, censes h/ self

abaabaswi vta [NI]

abaabas vta

abaabikizan vti warm it (mineral), heat it (mineral) up

Paired with: abaabikizwi vta

abaabikizwi vta [NI]

abaabikizwi vta

abaabikizwi vta warm it (animate; mineral), heat it (animate; mineral) up

Paired with: abaabikizan vti

abaagamide vii it (liquid) warms up, is warm, is lukewarm

abaagamide-nibi ni warm water, lukewarm water

abaagamizamaw vta warm something (liquid) up for h/

abaagamizan vti warm it (liquid)

(detransitive) abaagamizige vai s/he warms something liquid (benefactive) abaagamizamaw vta warm something (liquid) up for h/
abaagamizige vai s/he warms something liquid

abaakiganezo vai s/he warms h/ front against fire

abaapiniziwaagan pc interj

abaasandeke vai s/he basks in the sun

abaaso vai s/he warms up in the sun

Paired with: abaate vii

abaate vii it warms up (of the weather)

Paired with: abaaso vai

abaawiganezo vai s/he warms h/ (own) back

abi vai s/he is at home, sits in a certain place

Paired with: ate vii

(derived noun) abiwin ni a room, a living room (applicative) abiitan vti live in, occupy it (applicative) abiitaw vta sit up with, tend to h/ (e.g., the deceased at a wake, a sick person) (verb of undergoing) abiichigaade vii it is occupied
abide vii it warms up, is warmed at a fire or stove

Paired with: abizo vai