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izhimaate vii es
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it smells a certain way cooking or burning; its aroma goes to a certain place

Paired with: izhimaaso vai



izhimaate 0s ind; izhimaateg 0s conj; ezhimaateg 0s ch-conj; izhimaatemagad 0s ind aug; Stem: /izhimaate-/

izhimaate0s ind nj
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izhimaateg0s conj nj
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es
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ezhimaateg0s ch-conj nj
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izhimaatemagad0s ind aug es
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Aaniin ezhimaateg.

How is its aroma?
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Mii iwidi ezhimaateg okwabiwaad igiw waasiniwaad.

The smell is going towards that group of people eating,
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izhimaate /izhimaate-/: /iN-/
thus, in a certain direction, in a certain manner
; /-maate/
it is heated producing an aroma

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