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bakidaabiigisidoon vti2 es
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lay it (something string-like) across the top of something



nibakidaabiigisidoon 1s - 0s ind; obakidaabiigisidoon 3s - 0s ind; bakidaabiigisidood 3s - 0 conj; bekidaabiigisidood 3s - 0 ch-conj; bakidaabiigisidoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /bakidaabiigisid-/

nibakidaabiigisidoon1s - 0s ind es
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obakidaabiigisidoon3s - 0s ind es
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bakidaabiigisidood3s - 0 conj es
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bekidaabiigisidood3s - 0 ch-conj es
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bakidaabiigisidoon2s - 0 imp es
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ogii-bakidaabiigisidoon3s - 0s ind pst es
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bakidaabiigisidoon /bakidaabiigisid-/: /bakid-/
across the top
; /-aabiig-/
string-like
; /-sid/
cause it to fall or lie (drop, lay, set, put), impact it (hit, hit against, hit with something)

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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