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apagijigaazo vai

s/he or it (animate) is thrown, tossed (by someone), "they" throw, toss h/ or it (animate)



indapagijigaaz 1s ind; nindapagijigaaz 1s ind; nidapagijigaaz 1s ind; apagijigaazo 3s ind; apagijigaazod 3s conj; epagijigaazod 3s ch-conj; Stem: /apagijigaazo-/

apagijigaazo /apagijigaazo-/: /apagid-/ stem of apagidoon vti2 ; /-gaazo/
h/ or it (animate) undergoes action (by someone)

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Word Family

apagidoon vti2 throw, toss it
(detransitive) apagijige vai s/he throws, tosses things (benefactive) apagidaw vta throw, toss (it) at or to h/
(reciprocal) apagidaadiwag vai they throw, toss (it) at each other
(benefactive) apagidamaw vta throw, toss (it) at or to h/ (verb of undergoing) apagijigaade vii it is thrown, tossed (by someone), "they" throw, toss it (verb of undergoing) apagijigaazo vai s/he or it (animate) is thrown, tossed (by someone), "they" throw, toss h/ or it (animate)

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