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giizhide vii rg
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it is cooked, is done cooking

Paired with: giizizo vai ; giizhizo vai



giizhide 0s ind; giizhideg 0s conj; gaazhideg 0s ch-conj; giizhidemagad 0s ind aug; Stem: /giizhide-/

giizhide0s ind rg
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giizhideg0s conj rg
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gaazhideg0s ch-conj rg
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giizhidemagad0s ind aug es
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Mii gii-kiizhideg gii-naboobiikeyaan.

My soup is done cooking.
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giizhide /giizhide-/: /giizh-/
finish
; /-ide/
it is heated; is affected by fire, the sun, or the moon
Reduplicated Form: gaagiizhide

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