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apagijige vai

s/he throws things



indapagijige 1s ind; nindapagijige 1s ind; nidapagijige 1s ind; apagijige 3s ind; apagijiged 3s conj; epagijiged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /apagijige-/

apagijige /apagijige-/: /apagid-/ stem of apagidoon vti2 ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)
Reduplicated Form: ayapagijige

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Word Family

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

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