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bizikoozo vai es
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s/he gets hit by something falling, gets run over

Paired with: bizikoode vii



bizikoozo 3s ind; bizikoozod 3s conj; bezikoozod 3s ch-conj; Stem: /bizikoozo-/

bizikoozo3s ind es
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bizikoozod3s conj es
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bezikoozod3s ch-conj es
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Ogii-ikowebinaan iniwen gwiiwizensan jibwaa-bizikoozonid.

He pushed the little boy out of the way before he got hit.
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bizikoozo /bizikoozo-/: /bit-/
accidentally
; /-koozo/
s/he is weighted down, is under pressure

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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