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napaazikaw vta es
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wear h/ the wrong way; put h/ on the wrong way

Paired with: napaazikan vti



ninapaazikawaa 1s - 3s ind; onapaazikawaan 3s - 3' ind; napaazikawaad 3s - 3' conj; nepaazikawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; napaazikaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /napaazikaw-/

ninapaazikawaa1s - 3s ind es
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onapaazikawaan3s - 3' ind es
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napaazikawaad3s - 3' conj es
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nepaazikawaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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napaazikaw2s - 3 imp es
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napaazikaw /napaazikaw-/: /napaad-/
opposite, wrong way
; /-kaw/
act on h/ or it (animate) by foot or body
Reduplicated Form: nanaapaazikaw

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