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aanzikan vti es
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change it (something on the foot or body)

Paired with: aanzikaw vta



indaanzikaan 1s - 0s ind; nindaanzikaan 1s - 0s ind; niyaanzikaan 1s - 0s ind; odaanzikaan 3s - 0s ind; aanzikang 3s - 0 conj; ayaanzikang 3s - 0 ch-conj; aanzikan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /aanzik-/

niyaanzikaan1s - 0s ind es
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odaanzikaan3s - 0s ind es
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aanzikang3s - 0 conj es
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aanzikan2s - 0 imp es
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aanzikan /aanzik-/: /aand-/
change
; /-k/
act on it by foot or body
Reduplicated Form: aayaanzik

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

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