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gidasigaade vii rg
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it is roasted (to remove something), is parched [of wild rice]



gidasigaade 0s ind; gidasigaadeg 0s conj; gedasigaadeg 0s ch-conj; Stem: /gidasigaade-/

gidasigaade0s ind rg
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gidasigaadeg0s conj rg
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gedasigaadeg0s ch-conj rg
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Gii-ishkwaa-gidasigaadeg i'iw manoomin, mii zhigwa gii-mimigoshkigaadeg.

After the rice is parched, then it is threshed.
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gidasigaade /gidasigaade-/: /gidas-/ stem of gidasan vti ; /-gaade/
it undergoes action (by someone)

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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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