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boonim vta gh
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stop talking to h/; avoid talking to h/



imboonimaa 1s - 3s ind; nimboonimaa 1s - 3s ind; niboonimaa 1s - 3s ind; oboonimaan 3s - 3' ind; boonimaad 3s - 3' conj; bwaanimaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; boonim 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /boonim-/

imboonimaa1s - 3s ind gh
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oboonimaan3s - 3' ind gh
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boonimaad3s - 3' conj gh
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bwaanimaad3s - 3' ch-conj gh
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boonim2s - 3 imp gh
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boonim /boonim-/: /boon-/
cease, quit
; /-m/
speak to h/; act on h/ by speech
Reduplicated Form: baaboonim

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

boonim vta stop talking to h/; avoid talking to h/
(reciprocal) boonindiwag vai they stop talking to each other

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