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animikonige vai es
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s/he turns things face down, turns things facing away



nindanimikonige 1s ind; animikonige 3s ind; animikoniged 3s conj; enimikoniged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /animikonige-/

nindanimikonige1s ind es
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animikonige3s ind es
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animikoniged3s conj es
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enimikoniged3s ch-conj es
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animikonige /animikonige-/: /animikon-/ stem of animikonan vti ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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Word Family

animikonan vti turn it face down, turn it facing away
(detransitive) animikonige vai s/he turns things face down, turns things facing away (verb of undergoing) animikonigaade vii it is turned face down (by someone), "they" turn it face down, it is turned facing away (by someone), "they" turn it facing away (verb of undergoing) animikonigaazo vai s/he is turned face down (by someone), "they" turn h/ face down, s/he is turned facing away (by someone), "turn" turn h/ facing away

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