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jaagaakizan vti burn it up

Paired with: jaagaakiz vta

jaagaakizo vai s/he burns

Paired with: jaagaakide vii

jaagaawadoon vti2 haul all of them (inanimate)

Paired with: jaagaawazh vta

jaagaawazh vta haul all of them (animate)

Paired with: jaagaawadoon vti2

jaagiboode vii it is all sawed up, all ground up

Paired with: jaagiboozo vai

jaagiboodoon vti2 saw it all up, grind it all up

Paired with: jaagiboozh vta

jaagiboozh vta grind, mill, grate h/

Paired with: jaagiboodoon vti2

jaagiboozo vai s/he is all sawed up, all ground up

See also: jaagiboode vii

jaagide vii it burns

Paired with: jaagizo vai

jaagidewaandagizi vai it (animate) has burned boughs

jaagidewipogozi vai s/he tastes burned

Paired with: jaagidewipogwad vii

jaagidewipogwad vii it tastes burned

Paired with: jaagidewipogozi vai

jaagin vta use h/ up, deplete h/, spend all of h/

Paired with: jaaginan vti

jaaginamaw vta use up, take all of, deplete something of h/

jaaginan vti use it up, deplete it

Paired with: jaagin vta

(benefactive) jaaginamaw vta use up, take all of, deplete something of h/ (detransitive) jaaginige vai s/he uses things. depletes things, spends everything; s/he takes everything; s/he spends everything (verb of undergoing) jaaginigaade vii it is used up, depleted (by someone), "they" use it up, deplete it jaaginigaazo vai s/he is used up, depleted (by someone), "they" use h/ up, deplete h/; h/ is spent (by someone), "they" spend h/
jaaginazh vta kill h/ off

jaagine vai s/he dies off

jaaginigaade vii it is used up, depleted (by someone), "they" use it up, deplete it

jaaginigaazo vai h/ is spent (by someone), "they" spend h/; s/he is used up, depleted (by someone), "they" use h/ up, deplete h/

jaaginige vai s/he spends everything; s/he takes everything; s/he uses things. depletes things, spends everything

jaagise vii it runs out; it becomes exhausted

Paired with: jaagise vai

jaagise vai s/he becomes exhausted; s/he runs out

Paired with: jaagise vii

jaagisen vai + o s/he runs out of (it)

jaagiz vta burn h/

Paired with: jaagizan vti

(reflexive) jaagizodizo vai s/he burns h/ self
jaagizamaw vta burn it up for h/

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

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