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animikosijige vai es
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s/he lays (things) face down



indanimikosijige 1s ind; animikosijige 3s ind; animikosijiged 3s conj; enimikosijiged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /animikosijige-/

animikosijige3s ind es
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animikosijige /animikosijige-/: /animikosid-/ stem of animikosidoon vti2 ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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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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