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gibozige vai es
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s/he bakes things; s/he roasts things in the oven



ingibozige 1s ind; ningibozige 1s ind; nigibozige 1s ind; gibozige 3s ind; giboziged 3s conj; geboziged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /gibozige-/

ningibozige1s ind rg
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gibozige3s ind es
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rg
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giboziged3s conj rg
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geboziged3s ch-conj es
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rg
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gibozige /gibozige-/: /giboz-/ stem of gibozan vti ; /-ge/
h/ acts (on an unspecified object)

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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

gibozan vti cook it in the oven; bake it
(detransitive) gibozige vai s/he bakes things; s/he roasts things in the oven

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