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ikonan vti es
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set it out of the way

Paired with: ikon vta



indikonaan 1s - 0s ind; nindikonaan 1s - 0s ind; nidikonaan 1s - 0s ind; odikonaan 3s - 0s ind; ikonang 3s - 0 conj; ekonang 3s - 0 ch-conj; ikonan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /ikon-/

indikonaan1s - 0s ind es
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nindikonaan1s - 0s ind es
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odikonaan3s - 0s ind es
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es
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ikonang3s - 0 conj es
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ekonang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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es
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ikonan2s - 0 imp es
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Indaga ikonan akawe iwe okikiwe'on. Onzaam gibwaasin.

Please go first and move the flag out of the way. It's fluttering too much and blocking the view.
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ikonan /ikon-/: /ikw-/
higher, out of the way, aside
; /-in/
act on it by hand
Reduplicated Form: ayikonan

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Word Family

ikonan vti set it out of the way
(verb of undergoing) ikonigaade vii it is set out of the way (by someone), "they" set it out of the way (verb of undergoing) ikonigaazo vai s/he is set out of the way (by someone), "they" set h/ out of the way; s/he is evicted (by someone), "they" evict h/

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