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giishkibijige vai es
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s/he tears things off



ingiishkibijige 1s ind; ningiishkibijige 1s ind; nigiishkibijige 1s ind; giishkibijige 3s ind; giishkibijiged 3s conj; gaashkibijiged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /giishkibijige-/

nigiishkibijige1s ind es
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giishkibijige3s ind es
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giishkibijiged3s conj es
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gaashkibijiged3s ch-conj es
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giishkibijige /giishkibijige-/: /giishkibid-/ stem of giishkibidoon vti2 ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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Word Family

giishkibidoon vti2 tear it off
(detransitive) giishkibijige vai s/he tears things off (verb of undergoing) giishkibijigaade vii it is torn off (by someone), "they" tear it off (verb of undergoing) giishkibijigaazo vai s/he is torn off (by someone), "they" tear h/ off

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