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abaagamizan vti es
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warm it (as a liquid)



indabaagamizaan 1s - 0s ind; nindabaagamizaan 1s - 0s ind; ndabaagamizaan 1s - 0s ind; odabaagamizaan 3s - 0s ind; abaagamizang 3s - 0 conj; ebaagamizang 3s - 0 ch-conj; abaagamizan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /abaagamiz-/

nindabaagamizaan1s - 0s ind nj
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ndabaagamizaan1s - 0s ind es
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odabaagamizaan3s - 0s ind es
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nj
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abaagamizang3s - 0 conj es
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nj
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ebaagamizang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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nj
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abaagamizan 2s - 0 imp es
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nj
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abaagamizan /abaagamiz-/: /ab-/
warm
; /-aagam-/
liquid, body of water
; /-iz/
act on it by heat

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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

abaagamizan vti warm it (as a liquid)
(detransitive) abaagamizige vai s/he warms (things) up as liquids

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