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gaanzikan vti es
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push, nudge it (with foot or body)

Paired with: gaanzikaw vta



ingaanzikaan 1s - 0s ind; ningaanzikaan 1s - 0s ind; nigaanzikaan 1s - 0s ind; ogaanzikaan 3s - 0s ind; gaanzikang 3s - 0 conj; gayaanzikang 3s - 0 ch-conj; gaanzikan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /gaanzik-/

ningaanzikaan1s - 0s ind es
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ogaanzikaan3s - 0s ind es
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gaanzikang3s - 0 conj es
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gaanzikan2s - 0 imp es
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ogii-kaanzikaan3s - 0s pst es
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gaanzikan /gaanzik-/: /gaand-/
force, push
; /-k/
act on it by foot or body
Reduplicated Form: gaakaanzikan

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Word Family

gaanzikan vti push, nudge it (with foot or body)
(detransitive) gaanzikige vai s/he pushes, nudges things (with foot or body) (verb of undergoing) gaanzikigaade vii it is pushed (with foot or body) (by someone), "they" push it (with foot or body) (verb of undergoing) gaanzikigaazo vai s/he is pushed (with foot or body) (by someone), "they" push h/ (with foot or body)

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