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/bakaan-/ initial

 
different
 
Type:
initial
Subtypes:
root
bakaanad vii it is different
bakaanige vai she is secluded at first menses
bakaanimaagozi vai s/he smells different
bakaanimaagwad vii it smells different
bakaaninaagozi vai s/he looks different
bakaaninaagwad vii it looks different
bakaanipogozi vai s/he tastes different
bakaanipogwad vii it tastes different
bakaanitaagozi vai s/he sounds different
bakaanitaagwad vii it sounds different
bakaanizi vai s/he is different

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

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