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pigiaqtitsivunga

Root&affixes		Meaning
pi	pi	to do s.t.; to get s.t.
giaq	giaq	commencement of action: 'begin to'
tit	tit	to cause s.o. (refl.: oneself) to do s.t.
si	si	added to transitive verb stems such that they retain their transitive sense when followed by intransitive infixes or endings, to avoid their otherwise reflexive or passive senses
vunga	vunga	declaration: I ...
	vunga	question: do I ...?

pigiaqtitsivunga (verb)

Root&affixes		Meaning
pi	pi	to do s.t.; to get s.t.
giaq	giaq	commencement of action: 'begin to'
ti	ji	one whose job is; agent
tsi	k&i	there to be less of X; a diminuation of X
vunga	vunga	declaration: I ...
	vunga	question: do I ...?

pigiaqtitsivunga (verb)

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