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gibokiwasigaazo vai

s/he is glued shut (by someone), "they" glue it shut



gibokiwasigaazo 3s ind; gibokiwasigaazod 3s conj; gebokiwasigaazod 3s ch-conj; Stem: /gibokiwasigaazo-/

gibokiwasigaazo /gibokiwasigaazo-/: /gibokiwas-/ stem of gibokiwasan vti ; /-gaazo/
h/ or it (animate) undergoes action (by someone)

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Word Family

gibokiwasan vti glue it shut; tape it shut
(verb of undergoing) gibokiwasigaade vii it is glued shut (by someone), "they" glue it shut (verb of undergoing) gibokiwasigaazo vai s/he is glued shut (by someone), "they" glue it shut

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