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zaginiken vta es
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hold, grab h/ by the arm



ninzaginikenaa 1s - 3s ind; nizaginikenaa 1s - 3s ind; ozaginikenaan 3s - 3' ind; zaginikenaad 3s - 3' conj; zeginikenaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; zaginiken 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /zaginiken-/

ninzaginikenaa1s - 3s ind nj
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nizaginikenaa1s - 3s ind es
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ozaginikenaan3s - 3' ind nj
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es
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zaginikenaad3s - 3' conj nj
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zeginikenaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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zaginiken 2s - 3 imp nj
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es
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zaginiken /zaginiken-/: /zag-/
grasp, attach, fasten
; /-nike-/
arm
; /-in/
act on h/ or it (animate) by hand

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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

zaginiken vta hold, grab h/ by the arm
(reciprocal) zaginikenidiwag vai they hold or grab each other by the arm

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