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animibatwaazh vta

run away (in the other direction) with h/

Paired with: animibatwaadan vti



indanimibatwaanaa 1s - 3s ind; nindanimibatwaanaa 1s - 3s ind; nidanimibatwaanaa 1s - 3s ind; odanimibatwaanaan 3s - 3' ind; animibatwaanaad 3s - 3' conj; enimibatwaanaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; animibatwaazh 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /animibatwaaN-/

animibatwaazh /animibatwaaN-/: /animibatoo-/ stem of animibatoo vai ; /-aaN/
act on h/

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Word Family

animibatoo vai s/he runs away (in the other direction)
(applicative) animibatwaadan vti run away (in the other direction) with it (applicative) animibatwaazh vta run away (in the other direction) with h/

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