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ayinaakonige vai

s/he points something stick-like in certain directions; s/he makes judgements, decides things, agrees to things in a certain way



indayinaakonige 1s ind; nindayinaakonige 1s ind; nidayinaakonige 1s ind; ayinaakoniged 3s conj; Stem: /ayinaakonige-/

Bebakaan ayinaakonige.

He keeps changing his strategy.
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