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gaaskizan vti es
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dry it by smoking

Paired with: gaaskiz vta



ingaaskizaan 1s - 0s ind; ningaaskizaan 1s - 0s ind; nigaaskizaan 1s - 0s ind; ogaaskizaan 3s - 0s ind; gaaskizang 3s - 0 conj; gayaaskizang 3s - 0 ch-conj; gaaskizan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /gaaskiz-/

nigaaskizaan1s - 0s ind es
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ogaaskizaan3s - 0s ind es
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gaaskizan2s - 0 imp es
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ogii-kaaskizaan3s - 0s ind pst es
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Bijiinaago niibiwa ningii-kaaskizaan wiiyaas. Noongom idash niwii'-nooka'iiwagwe.

Yesterday I smoked a lot of meat. Today I'll make pemmican.
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gaaskizan /gaaskiz-/: /gaask-/
scrape, rustle, crunch
; /-iz/
act on it by heat

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

gaaskizan vti dry it by smoking
(detransitive) gaaskizige vai s/he smokes or dry (things) for preservation

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