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biijise vai

s/he flies here

Paired with: biijise vii



imbiijise 1s ind; nimbiijise 1s ind; nibiijise 1s ind; biijise 3s ind; biijised 3s conj; baajised 3s ch-conj; Stem: /biijise-/

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biijise3s ind gj
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biijised3s conj gj
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baajised3s ch-conj gj
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biijise /biijise-/: /biid-/
hither, here, this way
; /-se/
s/he or it (animate) flies, falls, has something happen to h/ or it (animate) quickly or spontaneously
Reduplicated Form: baabiijise

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