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bigishkise vii es
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it goes to pieces, breaks down

Paired with: bigishkise vai



bigishkise 0s ind; bigishkiseg 0s conj; begishkiseg 0s ch-conj; bigishkisemagad 0s ind aug; Stem: /bigishkise-/

bigishkise0s ind es
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bigishkiseg0s conj es
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begishkiseg0s ch-conj es
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bigishkisemagad0s ind aug es
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bigishkise /bigishkise-/: /bigishk-/
break up, crumble, mash
; /-se/
it flies, falls, happens quickly or spontaneously

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