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zagakisijigaazo vai

s/he is put away (by someone), "they" put h/ away; s/he is put in order (by someone), "they" put h/ in order



zagakisijigaazo 3s ind; zagakisijigaazod 3s conj; zegakisijigaazod ch-conj; Stem: /zagakisijigaazo-/

zagakisijigaazo /zagakisijigaazo-/: /zagakisid-/ stem of zagakisidoon vti2 ; /-gaazo/
h/ undergoes action (by someone)

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Word Family

zagakisidoon vti2 put it in order, put it away
(benefactive) zagakisidamaw vta put (it) in order, put (it) away for h/ (benefactive) zagakisidaw vta put (it) in order, put (it) away for h/ (detransitive) zagakisijige vti s/he puts things in order, puts things away (verb of undergoing) zagakisijigaade vii it is put away (by someone), "they" put it away; it is put in order (by someone), "they" put it in order (verb of undergoing) zagakisijigaazo vai s/he is put away (by someone), "they" put h/ away; s/he is put in order (by someone), "they" put h/ in order

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