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zhegonan vti es
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inzhegonaan 1s - 0s ind; ninzhegonaan 1s - 0s ind; nizhegonaan 1s - 0s ind; ozhegonaan 3s - 0s ind; zhegonang 3s - 0 conj; zhayegonang 3s - 0 ch-conj; zhegonan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /zhegon-/

nizhegonaan1s - 0s ind es
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ozhegonaan3s - 0s ind es
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zhegonang3s - 0 conj es
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zhegonan2s - 0 imp es
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ogii-shegonaan3s - 0s pst es
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zhegonan /zhegon-/: /zhegw-/
in a tight place
; /-in/
act on it by hand
Reduplicated Form: zhezhegon

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

zhegonan vti
(detransitive) zhegonige vai s/he sticks things in a tight place, inserts things (benefactive) zhegonamaw vta stick (it) in a tight place for h/, insert (it) for h/ (verb of undergoing) zhegonigaade vii it is stuck in a tight place (by someone), "they" stick it in a tight place (verb of undergoing) zhegonigaazo vai s/he is stuck in a tight place (by someone), "they" stick it in a tight place

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