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gibaakosin vii es
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it (stick-like) lies or falls blocking something; it lies or falls blocking something (stick-like)



gibaakosin 0s ind; gibaakosing 0s conj; gebaakosing 0s ch-conj; Stem: /gibaakosin-/

gibaakosin0s ind es
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gibaakosing0s conj es
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gebaakosing0s ch-conj es
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gii-kibaakosin0s ind pst es
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Indaga ikowebishkan iwe mitigoons gebaakosing.

Please kick the stick that's blocking the path out of the way.
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gibaakosin /gibaakosin-/: /gib-/
blocked, plugged
; /-aakw-/
stick-like, wooden, organic solid
; /-sin/
it falls, lies, contacts, hits on something

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