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giiziz vta es
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cook it (animate); finish cooking it (animate)

Paired with: giizizan vti See also: giizhizwi vta [NI]



ingiizizwaa 1s - 3s ind; ningiizizwaa 1s - 3s ind; nigiizizwaa 1s - 3s ind; ogiizizwaan 3s - 3' ind; giizizwaad 3s - 3' conj; gaazizwaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; giiziz 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /giizizw-/

ningiizizwaa1s - 3s ind rg
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nigiizizwaa1s - 3s ind es
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ogiizizwaan3s - 3' ind rg
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es
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giizizwaad3s - 3' conj rg
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es
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gaazizwaad3s - 3' ch-conj rg
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es
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giiziz 2s - 3 imp es
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Giiziz daga a'aw waabooz.

Please cook the rabbit.
 rg
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Odoozhijiishkiwaginaan obakwezhiganikaanan wii-kiizizwaad.

She is shaping the bannock to cook.
 nj
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Gomaa go minik bashagikozh igiw opiniig. Niwii-kiizizwaag.

Peel this much of the potatoes. I want to cook them.
 rg
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giiziz /giizizw-/: /giizh-/
finish
; /-izw/
act on h/ or it (animate) by heat

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

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