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animikosijigaazo vai

s/he or it (animate) is laid face down (by someone), "they" lay h/ or it face down



indanimikosijigaaz 1s ind; animikosijigaazo 3s ind; animikosijigaazod 3s conj; enimikosijigaazod 3s ch-conj; Stem: /animikosijigaazo-/

animikosijigaazo /animikosijigaazo-/: /animikosid-/ stem of animikosidoon vti2 ; /-gaazo/
h/ or it (animate) undergoes action (by someone)

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Word Family

animikosidoon vti2 lay it face down
(detransitive) animikosijige vai s/he lays (things) face down (verb of undergoing) animikosijigaade vii it is laid face down (by someone), "they" lay it face down (verb of undergoing) animikosijigaazo vai s/he or it (animate) is laid face down (by someone), "they" lay h/ or it face down

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