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zaagakii vii es
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it (a plant) sprouts, comes up, grows out (of the ground)

Paired with: zaagakii vai



zaagakii 0s ind; zaagakiig 0s conj; zayaagakiig 0s ch-conj; zaagakiimagad 0s aug ind; Stem: /zaagakii-/

zaagakii0s ind es
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zaagakiig0s conj es
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zaagakiimagad0s aug ind es
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Manoomin dazhigin nibiikaang. Miish bi-zaagakiimagak i'iw manoominashk, mii iwidi ishpiming ayaamagak iw manoomin endazhiging.

Wild rice grows in the water. And when the rice stalk comes up, the rice is on growing on the top.
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zaagakii /zaagakii-/: /zaag-/
emerge, protrude
; /-aky-/
earth, land, moss
; /-e/
[incorporating]
Reduplicated Form: zaazaagakii

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