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maadaakide vii lw
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it starts burning

Paired with: maadaakizo vai



maadaakide 0s ind; maadaakideg 0s conj; mayaadaakideg 0s ch-conj; maadaakidemagad 0s aug ind; Stem: /maadaakide-/

maadaakide0s ind lw
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es
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maadaakideg0s conj lw
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es
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mayaadaakideg0s ch-conj gh
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maadaakidemagad0s aug ind es
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Indaga o-waabandandaa mii 'iw gii-maadaakideg 'i gichi-... gichi-mashkosiw.

Let's go look at the hayfield. It's starting to burn.
 es
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maadaakide /maadaakide-/: /maad-/
start, move off
; /-aak-/
fire
; /-ide/
it is heated; is affected by fire, the sun, or the moon

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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