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baashkizan vti es
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shoot it (with a gun)

Paired with: baashkiz vta



imbaashkizaan 1s - 0s ind; nimbaashkizaan 1s - 0s ind; nibaashkizaan 1s - 0s ind; obaashkizaan 3s - 0s ind; baashkizang 3s - 0 conj; bayaashkizang 3s - 0 ch-conj; baashkizan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /baashkiz-/

imbaashkizaan1s - 0s ind gh
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nimbaashkizaan1s - 0s ind nj
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nibaashkizaan1s - 0s ind es
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obaashkizaan3s - 0s ind es
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es
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baashkizang3s - 0 conj es
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bayaashkizang3s - 0 ch-conj gh
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baashkizan2s - 0 imp es
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gego baashkizangen2s - 0 imp prohib es
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Gego baashkizangen gegoo gaa-mamaajiimagak. Akawe weweni ando-gikendan jibwaa-baashkizaman.

Don't just shoot at anything that moves. Make sure you find out what it is before you fire at it.
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baashkizan /baashkiz-/: /baashk-/
burst, broken open (esp. of three-dimensional objects)
; /-iz/
act on it by heat

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

baashkizan vti shoot it (with a gun)
(detransitive) baashkizige vai
  1. s/he shoots things (with a gun)
  2. he ejaculates
 (derived noun) baashkizigan ni a gun
(verb of possession) obaashkizigani vai s/he has a gun or guns (derived noun) baashkizigaans ni [S] a small gun: a twenty-two rifle, a handgun, a toy gun (derived noun) baashkiziganens ni [BL] a small gun: a twenty-two rifle, a handgun, a toy gun
baapaashkizan vti keep shooting it (with a gun)
(detransitive) baapaashkizige vai s/he keeps shooting (with a gun)

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