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jiigishkode adv loc rg
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by a fire



jiigishkode ;

jiigishkode rg
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es
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lw
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Jiigishkode nindagoonaa a'aw akik ozhitooyaan naboob.

I hang the kettle close to the fire when I make soup.
 rg
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Onzaam besho jiigishkode gigii-atoon.

You put it too close to the fire.
 es
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Jiigishkode nindanawaz.

I'm warming myself by the fire.
 nj
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Jiigishkode onji-giizhizwi gibakwezhiganikaan. Aasamishim.

Cook your bannock by the side of the fire. Stand it up facing the fire.
 nj
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Gii-namadabiwag imaa jiigishkode abinoojiinyag.

The children are sitting there by the fire.
 lw
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jiigishkode/jiig-/
near
; /-shkode-/
fire
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