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jiikaakizige vai es
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s/he is intoxicated, is high



nijiikaakizige 1s ind; jiikaakizige 3s ind; jiikaakiziged 3s conj; jaakaakiziged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /jiikaakizige-/

nijiikaakizige1s ind es
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jiikaakizige3s ind es
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jiikaakiziged3s conj es
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jaakaakiziged3s ch-conj es
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gii-chiikaakizige3s ind pst es
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Ogii-nibiikaadaan i'iwe noomazhaan wenji-jiikaakiziged.

He laced that linament [watering it to make it drinkable] so that's why he's half-shot.
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Nimoonenimaa go awe gegwaanisagi-onzaamidooned. Ganabaj jiikaakizige.

I'm suspicious of that gabby person. I think he's kind of drunk.
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jiikaakizige /jiikaakizige-/: /jiik-/
pleasant, pleasing, nice
; /-aakizige/
s/he consumes or is affected by alcohol or other intoxicant

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