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ombaabiiginige vai

s/he hoists, lifts things with a rope



ndoombaabiiginige 1s ind; ombaabiiginige 3s ind; ombaabiiginiged 3s conj; wembaabiiginiged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /ombaabiiginige-/

ombaabiiginige /ombaabiiginige-/: /ombaabiigin-/ stem of ombaabiiginan vti ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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Word Family

ombaabiiginan vti hoist it; lift, raise it with a rope
(detransitive) ombaabiiginige vai s/he hoists, lifts things with a rope (verb of undergoing) ombaabiiginigaade vii it is hoisted, lifted, raised with a rope (by someone); "they" hoist, lift, raise it with a rope (verb of undergoing) ombaabiiginigaazo vai s/he or it (animate) is hoisted, lifted, raised with a rope (by someone); "they" hoist, lift, raise h/ or it (animate) with a rope

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