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bookoshkaa vai lw
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s/he breaks in two, is broken in two

Paired with: bookoshkaa vii



imbookoshkaa 1s ind; nimbookoshkaa 1s ind; nibookoshkaa 1s ind; bookoshkaa 3s ind; bookoshkaad 3s conj; bwaakoshkaad 3s ch-conj; Stem: /bookoshkaa-/

bookoshkaa3s ind lw
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bookoshkaad3s conj gh
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bwaakoshkaad3s ch-conj gh
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bookoshkaa /bookoshkaa-/: /bookw-/
broken, broken in two (esp. of stick-like objects)
; /-shkaa/
s/he or it (animate) moves, goes, has happen to h/ or it

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