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zhaabwaakizan vti es
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  1. cut through it (by burning)
  2. x-ray it

Paired with: zhaabwaakiz vta



nizhaabwaakizaan 1s - 0s ind; ozhaabwaakizaan 3s - 0s ind; zhaabwaakizang 3s - 0 conj; zhayaabwaakizang 3s - 0 ch-conj; zhaabwaakizan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /zhaabwaakiz-/

nizhaabwaakizaan1s - 0s ind es
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ozhaabwaakizaan3s - 0s ind es
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zhaabwaakizang3s - 0 conj es
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zhaabwaakizan /zhaabwaakiz-/: /zhaabw-/
going through
; /-aak-/
fire
; /-iz/
act on it by heat

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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

zhaabwaakizan vti
  1. cut through it (by burning)
  2. x-ray it
(detransitive) zhaabwaakizige vii it cuts through things (by burning) (derived noun) zhaabwaakizigan ni an x-ray

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