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aazhigijisidoon vti2 es
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lay it over backwards; lay it face up

Paired with: aazhigijishim vta



indaazhigijisidoon 1s - 0s ind; nindaazhigijisidoon 1s - 0s ind; nidaazhigijisidoon 1s - 0s ind; niyaazhigijisidoon 1s - 0s ind; odaazhigijisidoon 3s - 0s ind; aazhigijisidood 3s - 0 conj; ayaazhigijisidood 3s - 0 ch-conj; aazhigijisidoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /aazhigijisid-/

niyaazhigijisidoon1s - 0s ind es
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odaazhigijisidoon3s - 0s ind es
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aazhigijisidood3s - 0 conj es
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aazhigijisidoon2s - 0 imp es
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aazhigijisidoon /aazhigijisid-/: /aazhigid-/
face up, right side up
; /-sid/
cause it to fall or lie (drop, lay, set, put), impact it (hit, hit against, hit with something)
Reduplicated Form: aayaazhigijisid

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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