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gizhaabikizan vti es
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heat it (as something mineral)

Paired with: gizhaabikiz vta



ingizhaabikizaan 1s - 0s ind; ningizhaabikizaan 1s - 0s ind; nigizhaabikizaan 1s - 0s ind; ogizhaabikizaan 3s - 0s ind; gizhaabikizang 3s - 0 conj; gezhaabikizang 3s - 0 ch-conj; gizhaabikizan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /gizhaabikiz-/

nigizhaabikizaan1s - 0s ind es
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ogizhaabikizaan3s - 0s ind es
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gizhaabikizang3s - 0 conj es
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gezhaabikizang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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gizhaabikizan 2s - 0 imp es
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ogii-kizhaabikizaan3s - 0s ind pst es
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gizhaabikizan /gizhaabikiz-/: /gizh-/
hot
; /-aabik-/
mineral (inorganic solid: rock, metal, glass)
; /-iz/
act on it by heat
Reduplicated Form: gagiizhaabikizan

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

gizhaabikizan vti heat it (as something mineral)
(detransitive) gizhaabikizige vai s/he heats things (as something mineral) (derived noun) gizhaabikizigan ni a stove

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