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bimakwazhiwe vai gh
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  1. s/he paddles along, goes along by boat
  2. s/he swims along (as a fish)



imbimakwazhiwe 1s ind; nimbimakwazhiwe 1s ind; nibimakwazhiwe 1s ind; bimakwazhiwe 3s ind; bimakwazhiwed 3s conj; bemakwazhiwed 3s ch-conj; Stem: /bimakwazhiwe-/

nimbimakwazhiwe1s ind nj
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bimakwazhiwe3s ind nj
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bimakwazhiwed3s conj nj
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gii-pimakwazhiwe3s ind pst nj
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bimakwazhiwe /bimakwazhiwe-/: /bim-/
along in space or time, by
; /-akwazhiwe/
paddle, swim as a fish does
Reduplicated Form: babimakwazhiwe

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