abwaadan (vti) | | the Ojibwe People's Dictionary

abwaadan vti

roast, cook it over a fire

Paired with: abwaazh vta

indabwaadaan 1s - 0s ind; nindabwaadaan 1s - 0s ind; nidabwaadaan 1s - 0s ind; odabwaadaan 3s - 0s ind; abwaadang 3s - 0 conj; ebwaadang 3s - 0 ch-conj; abwaadan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /abwaad-/

Sentence Examples

Mitaagonag odapagidoon onagizh gaa-gii'-abwaadang.

He threw the sausage on the snow (to cool) after he roasted it.

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Word Parts

abwaadan /abwaad-/: /abwe-/ stem of abwe vai ; /-d/

act on it

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Word Family

(applicative) abwaadan vti roast, cook it over a fire

(detransitive) abwaajige vai s/he roasts things over a fire (derived noun) abwaajigan ni roasted meat or fish (derived noun) abwaajigan na bread cooked over a fire

abwe vai s/he roasts, cooks something over a fire

(derived noun) abwewin ni a frying pan (applicative) abwaadan vti roast, cook it over a fire (applicative) abwaazh vta roast, cook h/ over a fire

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