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aabiinzom vta es
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denigrate, verbally abuse h/; quarrel with h/



niyaabiinzomaa 1s - 3s ind; odaabiinzomaan 3s - 3' ind; aabiinzomaad 3s - 3' conj; ayaabiinzomaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; aabiinzom 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /aabiinzom-/

niyaabiinzomaa1s - 3s ind es
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odaabiinzomaan3s - 3' ind es
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aabiinzomaad3s - 3' conj es
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aabiinzom2s - 3 imp es
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Ogichi-aabiinzomaan iniw onaabeman aw ikwe gii-o-jaagaaboojigenid.

She really cussed out her husband because he went and spend all they got.
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aabiinzom /aabiinzom-/: /aabiind-/
extreme, damaged
; /-om/
speak to h/; act on h/ by speech

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

aabiinzom vta denigrate, verbally abuse h/; quarrel with h/
(detransitive) aabiinzonge vai s/he denigrates, verbally abuses someone

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