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bagijwebinige vai es
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she releases something quickly, throws something down quickly



nibagijwebinige 1s ind; bagijwebinige 3s ind; bagijwebiniged 3s conj; begijwebiniged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /bagijwebinige-/

nibagijwebinige1s ind es
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bagijwebinige3s ind es
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bagijwebiniged3s conj es
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begijwebiniged3s ch-conj es
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gii-pagijwebinige3s ind pst es
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bagijwebinige /bagijwebinige-/: /-ge/
h/ acts (on an unspecified object)

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Word Family

bagijwebinan vti release it quickly, throw it down quickly
(detransitive) bagijwebinige vai she releases something quickly, throws something down quickly (verb of undergoing) bagijwebinigaade vii it is released quickly (by someone), thrown down quickly (by someone) (verb of undergoing) bagijwebinigaazo vai s/he is released quickly (by someone), is thrown down quickly (by someone)

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