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bizikaw vta es
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bump, accidentally run into or over h/

Paired with: bizikan vti



nibizikawaa 1s - 3s ind; obizikawaan 3s - 3' ind; bizikawaad 3s - 3' conj; bezikawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; Stem: /bizikaw-/

nibizikawaa1s - 3s ind es
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obizikawaan3s - 3' ind es
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bizikawaad3s - 3' conj es
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bezikawaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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bizikaw2s - 3 imp es
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ogii-pizikawaan3s - 3' ind pst es
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Gegaa gii-pizikawaa anishaa go niin gaa-ikowebinag.

She would have been almost run over if it hadn't been for me pushing her out of the way.
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bizikaw /bizikaw-/: /bit-/
accidentally
; /-kaw/
act on h/ or it (animate) by foot or body

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