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bakaakide vii es
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it (string-like) is broken or parted (by heat or fire)

Paired with: bakaakizo vai

Note:
Verbs with the root /bak-/ apply to string-like objects although they do not contain the medial element meaning "string-like".



bakaakide 0s ind; bakaakideg 0s conj; bekaakideg 0s ch-conj; bakaakidemagad 0s aug ind; Stem: /bakaakide-/

bakaakide0s ind es
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bakaakideg0s conj es
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bekaakideg0s ch-conj es
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bakaakidemagad0s aug ind es
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gii-bakaakide0s ind pst es
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bakaakide /bakaakide-/: /bak-/
broken, snapped, parted (esp. of something string-like)
; /-aak-/
fire
; /-ide/
it is heated; is affected by fire, the sun, or the moon

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

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