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baaside vii lw
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it cracks, shatters (from heat)

Paired with: baasizo vai



baaside 0s ind; baasideg 0s conj; bayaasideg 0s ch-conj; baasidemagad 0s aug ind; Stem: /baaside-/

baaside0s ind es
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lw
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baasideg0s conj es
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lw
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bayaasideg0s ch-conj gh
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baasidemagad0s aug ind es
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gii-paaside0s ind es
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lw
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Gii-paaside waasechigan. Gii-onzaamaabikide.

The window shattered. It got too hot.
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baaside /baaside-/: /baas-/
cracked, shattered
; /-ide/
it is heated; is affected by fire, the sun, or the moon

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