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akwaandawebizo vai es
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s/he goes up in an elevator



indakwaandawebiz 1s ind; nindakwaandawebiz 1s ind; nidakwaandawebiz 1s ind; akwaandawebizo 3s ind; akwaandawebizod 3s conj; ekwaandawebizod 3s ch-conj; Stem: /akwaandawebizo-/

indakwaandawebiz1s ind es
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akwaandawebizo 3s ind es
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akwaandawebizod3s conj es
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ekwaandawebizod3s ch-conj es
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akwaandawebizo /akwaandawebizo-/: /akwaandawe-/ stem of akwaandawe vai ; /-bizo/
s/he moves without obstruction, flies, speeds, falls, drives

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akwaandawebizo vai s/he goes up in an elevator
(derived noun) akwaandawebizon ni an elevator

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