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zagakinige vai

s/he puts things away; s/he tidies things



inzagakinige 1s ind; ninzagakinige 1s ind; nizagakinige 1s ind; zagakinige 3s ind; zagakiniged 3s conj; zegakiniged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /zagakinige-/

zagakinige /zagakinige-/: /zagakin-/ stem of zagakinan vti ; /-ge/
h/ acts (on an unspecified object)
Reduplicated Form: zazagakinige

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Word Family

zagakinan vti put it away; tidy it
(detransitive) zagakinige vai s/he puts things away; s/he tidies things (benefactive) zagakinamaw vta put (it) in order for h/; tidy (it) for h/ (verb of undergoing) zagakinigaade vii it is put away (by someone), "they" put it away; it is tidied (by someone), "they" tidy it (verb of undergoing) zagakinigaazo vai s/he is put away (by someone), "they" put h/ away; s/he is tidied (by someone), "they" tidy h/

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