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bookoninjii vai gj
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s/he breaks h/ hand, has a broken hand



nibookoninjii 1s ind; imbookoninjii 1s ind; bookoninjii 3s ind; bookoninjiid 3s conj; bwaakoninjiid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /bookoninjii-/

nibookoninjii1s ind gj
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imbookoninjii1s ind gh
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bookoninjii3s ind gj
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gh
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bookoninjiid3s conj gj
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gh
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bwaakoninjiid3s ch-conj gh
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gii-pookoninjii3s ind pst gj
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gh
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bookoninjii /bookoninjii-/: /bookw-/
broken, broken in two (esp. of stick-like objects)
; /-ninjy-/
hand, finger
; /-e/
[incorporating]

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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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