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abiigizan vti

warm it (something sheet-like) at a fire

Paired with: abiigiz vta



indabiigizaan 1s - 0s ind; odabiigizaan 3s - 0s ind; abiigizang 3s - 0 conj; ebiigizang 3s - 0 ch-conj; abiigizan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /abiigiz-/

abiigizan /abiigiz-/: /ab-/
warm
; /-iig-/
sheet-like (two-dimensional flexible objects of material such as bark, hide/skin, cloth, and paper)
; /-iz/
act on it by heat

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Word Family

abiigizan vti warm it (something sheet-like) at a fire
(detransitive) abiigizige vai s/he warms (things) [sheet-like] at the fire; s/he warms the drum

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