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biskibijige vai es
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s/he bends, folds things (with hands)



nibiskibijige 1s ind; biskibijige 3s ind; biskibijiged 3s conj; beskibijiged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /biskibijige-/

nibiskibijige1s ind es
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biskibijige3s ind es
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biskibijiged3s conj es
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beskibijiged3s ch-conj es
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biskibijige /biskibijige-/: /biskibid-/ stem of biskibidoon vti2 ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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Word Family

biskibidoon vti2 bend it over, fold it (with hands)
(detransitive) biskibijige vai s/he bends, folds things (with hands) (verb of undergoing) biskibijigaade vii it is bent over, folded (by someone) (with hands), "they" bent it over, fold it (with hands) (verb of undergoing) biskibijigaazo vai s/he is bent over, folded (by someone) (with hands), "they" bend h/ over, fold h/ (with hands)

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