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gizhaagamizan vti nj
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heat it (a liquid)



ingizhaagamizaan 1s - 0s ind; ningizhaagamizaan 1s - 0s ind; nigizhaagamizaan 1s - 0s ind; ogizhaagamizaan 3s - 0s ind; gizhaagamizang 3s - 0 conj; gezhaagamizang 3s - 0 ch-conj; gizhaagamizan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /gizhaagamiz-/

ningizhaagamizaan1s - 0s ind nj
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nigizhaagamizaan1s - 0s ind es
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ogizhaagamizaan3s - 0s ind es
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gizhaagamizang3s - 0 conj es
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nj
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gezhaagamizang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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nj
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gizhaagamizan2s - 0 imp es
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nj
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ogii-kizhaagamizaan3s - 0s ind pst es
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gizhaagamizan /gizhaagamiz-/: /gizh-/
hot
; /-aagam-/
liquid, body of water
; /-iz/
act on it 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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Word Family

gizhaagamizan vti heat it (a liquid)
(detransitive) gizhaagamizige vai s/he heats things (as a liquid) (benefactive) gizhaagamizamaw vta heat (it) (a liquid) for h/ (reflexive) gizhaagamizamaazo vai s/he heats (it) (a liquid) for h/ self

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