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gidasan vti gh
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roast it to remove something, parch it [wild rice]



ingidasaan 1s - 0s ind; ningidasaan 1s - 0s ind; nigidasaan 1s - 0s ind; ogidasaan 3s - 0s ind; gidasang 3s - 0 conj; gedasang 3s - 0 ch-conj; gidasan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /gidas-/

ingidasaan1s - 0s ind gh
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ningidasaan1s - 0s ind rg
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ogidasaan3s - 0s ind gh
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rg
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gidasang3s - 0 conj rg
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gedasang3s - 0 ch-conj gh
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rg
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gidasan2s - 0 imp gh
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rg
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gidasan /gidas-/: /gid-/
remove, disconnect
; /-as/
by heat

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Word Family

gidasan vti roast it to remove something, parch it [wild rice]
(benefactive) gidasamaw vta parch (it) for h/ (detransitive) gidasige vai s/he roast things (to remove something), parches wild rice (verb of undergoing) gidasigaade vii it is roasted (to remove something), is parched [of wild rice] (derived noun) gidasigan ni parched wild rice

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