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zagaabiiginigaazo vai

s/he or it (animate) is attached to a line (by someone), "they" attach a line on h/ or it (animate); s/he is tied on a leash or line (by someone)



zagaabiiginigaazo 3s ind; zagaabiiginigaazod 3s conj; zegaabiiginigaazod 3s ch-conj; Stem: /zagaabiiginigaazo-/

zagaabiiginigaazo /zagaabiiginigaazo-/: /zagaabiigin-/ stem of zagaabiiginan vti ; /-gaazo/
h/ or it (animate) undergoes action (by someone)

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Word Family

zagaabiiginan vti attach a line to it
(verb of undergoing) zagaabiiginigaazo vai s/he or it (animate) is attached to a line (by someone), "they" attach a line on h/ or it (animate); s/he is tied on a leash or line (by someone) (verb of undergoing) zagaabiiginigaade vii it is attached on a line (by someone), "they" attach a line on it (derived noun) zagaabiiginigan ni a line, rope, or chain attached to something: a handle, a leash, a trap chain, a fish stringer

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