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baashkizige vai es
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  1. s/he shoots things (with a gun)
  2. he ejaculates



imbaashkizige 1s ind; nimbaashkizige 1s ind; nibaashkizige 1s ind; baashkizige 3s ind; baashkiziged 3s conj; bayaashkiziged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /baashkizige-/

nibaashkizige1s ind es
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es
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baashkizige3s ind es
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baashkiziged3s conj es
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es
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baashkizige /baashkizige-/: /baashkiz-/ stem of baashkizan vti ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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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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