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iskigamizan vti es
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boil it down



indiskigamizaan 1s - 0s ind; nindiskigamizaan 1s - 0s ind; nidiskigamizaan 1s - 0s ind; odiskigamizaan 3s - 0s ind; iskigamizang 3s - 0 conj; eskigamizang 3s - 0 ch-conj; iskigamizan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /iskigamiz-/

indiskigamizaan1s - 0s ind es
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nindiskigamizaan1s - 0s ind rg
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iskigamizang3s - 0 conj es
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eskigamizang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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iskigamizan2s - 0 imp rg
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es
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iskigamizan /iskigamiz-/: /isk-/
lower liquid level
; /-gam-/
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

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

Word Family

iskigamizan vti boil it down
(detransitive) iskigamizige vai s/he boils things down (e.g., maple sap), is sugaring (verb of undergoing) iskigamizigaade vii it is boiled down (by someone), "they" boil it down (derived noun) iskigamizigan ni a sugar bush, a sugar camp

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