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badakisidoon vti2 es
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stick, set it in something; plant it in the ground

Paired with: badakishim vta



nimbadakisidoon 1s - 0s ind; nibadakisidoon 1s - 0s ind; obadakisidoon 3s - 0s ind; badakisidood 3s - 0 conj; bedakisidood 3s - 0 ch-conj; badakisidoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /badakisid-/

nibadakisidoon1s - 0s ind es
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badakisidood3s - 0 conj es
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badakisidoon /badakisid-/: /badak-/
prick, pierce
; /-sid/
cause it to fall or lie (drop, lay, set, put), impact it (hit, hit against, hit with something)

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Word Family

badakisidoon vti2 stick, set it in something; plant it in the ground
(detransitive) badakisijige vai s/he sticks, sets things in something; plants things in the ground (verb of undergoing) badakisijigaade vii it is stuck in something, planted in the ground (by someone) (verb of undergoing) badakisijigaazo vai s/he is stuck in something, planted in the ground (by someone)

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