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boonenim vta rg
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quit thinking or worrying about h/; forget, ignore h/

Paired with: boonendan vti



imboonenimaa 1s - 3s ind; nimboonenimaa 1s - 3s ind; niboonenimaa 1s - 3s ind; oboonenimaan 3s - 3' ind; boonenimaad 3s - 3' conj; bwaanenimaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; boonenim 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /boonenim-/

nimboonenimaa1s - 3s ind rg
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niboonenimaa1s - 3s ind es
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oboonenimaan3s - 3' ind rg
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boonenimaad3s - 3' conj rg
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es
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lw
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bwaanenimaad3s - 3' ch-conj rg
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boonenim2s - 3 imp rg
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boonenim /boonenim-/: /boon-/
cease, quit
; /-enim/
act by thought on h/, feel about h/

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

boonenim vta quit thinking or worrying about h/; forget, ignore h/
(reciprocal) boonenindiwag vai they quit thinking or worrying about each other

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