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

Paired with: abaabas vta



indabaabasaan 1s - 0s ind; nindabaabasaan 1s - 0s ind; nidabaabasaan 1s - 0s ind; odabaabasaan 3s - 0s ind; abaabasang 3s - 0 conj; ebaabasang 3s - 0 ch-conj; abaabasan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /abaabas-/

indabaabasaan1s - 0s ind es
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nindabaabasaan1s - 0s ind nj
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odabaabasaan3s - 0s ind es
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abaabasang3s - 0 conj es
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ebaabasang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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abaabasan 2s - 0 imp es
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ogii'-abaabasaan3s - 0s ind pst nj
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Gabe-giizhik abaabasan miinan wii-paasiminikeyan.

Smoke the blueberries all day to make dried berries.
 nj
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Wegonen ebaabasaman. Ondaabate giwaaginogaan.

What are you smoking? There's smoke coming from your smokehouse (wigwam). 
 nj
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abaabasan /abaabas-/: /ab-/
warm
; /-aabas/
put it in the smoke
Reduplicated Form: ayabaabasan

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Word Family

abaabasan vti smudge, cense it; smoke it (for preservation)
(detransitive) abaabasige vai s/he smudges, censes things

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