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bookonikeshin vai gj
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s/he falls and break h/ arm



mbookonikeshin 1s ind; nimbookonikeshin 1s ind; nibookonikeshin 1s ind; bookonikeshin 3s ind; bookonikeshing 3s conj; bwaakonikeshing 3s ch-conj; Stem: /bookonikeshin-/

mbookonikeshin1s ind
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nibookonikeshin1s ind es
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bookonikeshin3s ind es
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gj
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bookonikeshing3s conj es
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gj
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bwaakonikeshing3s ch-conj lw
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ningii-pookonikeshin1s ind pst gj
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bookonikeshin /bookonikeshin-/: /bookw-/
broken, broken in two (esp. of stick-like objects)
; /-nike-/
arm
; /-shin/
s/he falls, lies, treads, hits on something
Reduplicated Form: baabookonikeshin

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