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gidasige vai gh
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s/he roast things (to remove something), parches wild rice



ingidasige 1s ind; ningidasige 1s ind; nigidasige 1s ind; gidasige 3s ind; gidasiged 3s conj; gedasiged 3s ch-conj; gidasigen 2s imp; Stem: /gidasige-/

ningidasige1s ind rg
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gidasige3s ind gh
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rg
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gidasiged3s conj gh
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rg
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gedasiged3s ch-conj gh
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rg
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gidasigen2s imp gh
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gii-kidasige3s imp pst gh
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Ningii-wiidookawaa niinim gii-tazhiikang iwe, i'iw manoomin. Ingii-kidasige.

I helped my brother-in-law when he processed wild rice. I parched the rice.
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gidasige /gidasige-/: /gidas-/ stem of gidasan vti ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)
Reduplicated Form: gagidasige

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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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