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zaka'an vti es
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light, ignite it, set it on fire

Paired with: zaka' vta



inzaka'aan 1s - 0s ind; ninzaka'aan 1s - 0s ind; nizaka'aan 1s - 0s ind; ozaka'aan 3s - 0s ind; zaka'ang 3s - 0 conj; zeka'ang 3s - 0 ch-conj; zaka'an 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /zaka'-/

nizaka'aan1s - 0s ind es
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ozaka'aan3s - 0s ind es
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zaka'ang3s - 0 conj es
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zeka'ang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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zaka'an2s - 0 imp es
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ogii-zaka'aan3s - 0s ind es
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Ogii-zaka'aan iw ogizhaabikizigan epiichi-dakatenig.

It was cold enough for him to light his stove.
 es
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zaka'an /zaka'-/: /zak-/
ignite
; /-a'/
act on it using a tool or medium; sing it

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

zaka'an vti light, ignite it, set it on fire
(detransitive) zaka'ige vai s/he lights something (benefactive) zaka'amaw vta set (it) on fire for h/; light (it) for h/ (verb of undergoing) zaka'igaade vii it is set on fire, lit (by someone), "they" set it on fire, light it (verb of undergoing) zaka'igaazo vai it (animate) is set on fire, lit (by someone), "they" set it (animate) on fire, light it (animate) (derived noun) zaka'igan ni a lighter

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