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jaagiz vta gh
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burn h/

Paired with: jaagizan vti



injaagizwaa 1s - 3s ind; ninjaagizwaa 1s - 3s ind; nijaagizwaa 1s - 3s ind; ojaagizwaan 3s - 3' ind; jaagizwaad 3s - 3' conj; jayaagizwaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; jaagiz 2s - 3 imp; jaagizwi 2s - 3 imp; jaagizo 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /jaagizw-/

injaagizwaa1s - 3s ind gh
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ojaagizwaan3s - 3' ind gh
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jaagizwaad3s - 3' conj es
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jayaagizwaad3s - 3' ch-conj gh
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jaagiz2s - 3 imp gh
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es
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jaagiz /jaagizw-/: /jaag-/
use up, exhaust, deplete
; /-izw/
act on h/ or it (animate) 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

jaagiz vta burn h/
(reflexive) jaagizodizo vai s/he burns h/ self

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