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bigishkanimaasige vai nj
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s/he cooks or burns something spreading a rotten aroma



nimbigishkanimaasige 1s ind; bigishkanimaasige 3s ind; bigishkanimaasiged 3s conj; begishkanimaasiged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /bigishkanimaasige-/

nimbigishkanimaasige1s ind nj
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bigishkanimaasige3s ind nj
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bigishkanimaasiged3s conj nj
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begishkanimaasiged3s ch-conj nj
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bigishkanimaasige /bigishkanimaasige-/: /bigishkanimaas-/ stem of bigishkanimaasan vti ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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Word Family

bigishkanimaasan vti cook or burn it spreading a rotten aroma
(detransitive) bigishkanimaasige vai s/he cooks or burns something spreading a rotten aroma

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