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bookoshkan vti gh
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break it in two (by foot or body)

Paired with: bookoshkaw vta



mbookoshkaan 1s - 0s ind; nimbookoshkaan 1s - 0s ind; nibookoshkaan 1s - 0s ind; obookoshkaan 3s - 0s ind; bookoshkang 3s - 0 conj; bwaakoshkang 3s - 0 ch-conj; bookoshkan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /bookoshk-/

mbookoshkaan1s - 0s ind gh
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obookoshkaan3s - 0s ind gh
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bookoshkang3s - 0 conj gh
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bwaakoshkang3s - 0 ch-conj gh
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bookoshkan2s - 0 imp gh
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bookoshkan /bookoshk-/: /bookw-/
broken, broken in two (esp. of stick-like objects)
; /-shk/
act on it by foot or body
Reduplicated Form: baabookoshkan

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