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ishkode ni es
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fire, a fire



ishkode sg; ishkoden pl; ishkodens dim; ishkodeng loc; Stem: /ishkodew-/

ishkode sg es
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ishkodens dim gh
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es
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ishkodeng loc es
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Bapakine iwe ishkode.

That fire is giving off sparks.
 es
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Giiwitaa-ayi'ii ishkodeng ninamadabimin a... awazoyaang.

We sit around the fire to get warm.
 rg
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Ogii-odaapizwaan iniw odewe'iganan -- onzaam jiigaya'ii iwidi ogii-taninaan ishkodeng.

He shrunk his hand drum because he held it too close to the fire.
 es
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Giishpin ozhaawishkwakoneg ishkode gii-biboong wii'-aabawaa.

If you see blue flames in the fire in the winter, the warm weather is coming.
 nj
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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

ishkode ni fire, a fire
(verb of making) ishkodeke vai s/he makes a fire
(derived noun) ishkodekaan ni a lighter
(verb of being) ishkodewan vii it is on fire (verb of being) ishkodewi vai s/he is a fire (of the sun) (verb of possession) odishkodemi vai s/he has a fire or fires (derived noun) ishkodens ni a match
(verb of possession) odishkodensimi vai s/he has a match or matches

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