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aabiskonan vti es
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undo it (by hand)

Paired with: aabiskon vta



indaabiskonaan 1s - 0s ind; nindaabiskonaan 1s - 0s ind; nidaabiskonaan 1s - 0s ind; niyaabiskonaan 1s - 0s ind; odaabiskonaan 3s - 3' ind; aabiskonang 3s - 0 conj; ayaabiskonang 3s - 0 ch-conj; aabiskonan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /aabiskon-/

niyaabiskonaan1s - 0s ind es
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odaabiskonaan3s - 3' ind es
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aabiskonang3s - 0 conj es
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aabiskonan 2s - 0 imp es
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ogii-aabiskonaan3s - 0s ind pst es
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aabiskonan /aabiskon-/: /aabiskw-/
undo, unravel
; /-in/
act on it by hand
Reduplicated Form: aayaabiskonan

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Word Family

aabiskonan vti undo it (by hand)
(detransitive) aabiskonige vai s/he undoes things (verb of undergoing) aabiskonigaade vii it is undone (by someone), "they" undo it (using the hand) (verb of undergoing) aabiskonigaazo vai s/he or it (animate) is undone (by someone), "they" undo h/ or it (animate) (using the hand)

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