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/-izo/ final

 
s/he, it (animate) is heated; is affected by fire, the sun, or the moon
 
Type:
final
Subtypes:
vai
abaakiganezo vai s/he warms h/ front against fire
abaawiganezo vai s/he warms h/ (own) back
abidiyezo vai s/he warms h/ rear against fire
abininjiizo vai s/he warms h/ (own) hands
abizidezo vai s/he warms h/ (own) foot or feet
abizo vai s/he warms up at a heat source (a fire, a stove, the sun, etc.)
abiingwezo vai s/he warms h/ (own) face against the fire
abwezo vai s/he sweats
agwaabikizo vai s/he burns things to the pan
amadaakizo vai s/he wakes from heat or from burning
angozo vai it (animate) melts away
angwaakizo vai s/he or it (animate) burns up, is burnt completely (so nothing is left)
apiitizo vai it (animate) is cooked a certain extent or at a certain speed
ashkizo vai it (animate) is incompletely cooked
babiizigaakizo vai s/he curls h/ hair
babiizigaanikweyaakizo vai s/he has h/ hair curled (by heat); s/he gets a pemanent
bagwaakizo vai s/he has a hole burned in h/
bakaakizo vai it (animate; string-like) is broken or parted (by heat or fire)
baapaasaabiganizo vai clay cracks or is cracked from heat
baasaabikizo vai it (animate; mineral) cracks or is cracked (from fire or blasting)
baasizo vai s/he cracks, shatters (from heat)
baashkijiizo vai it (animate; bag- or belly-like) bursts open, pops open (from heat)
baashkizo vai s/he explodes, blows up; s/he bursts from heat
bengozo vai s/he is cooked dry (without grease or water), is grilled
bengwadowezo vai its (animate) fur dries
bengwegizo vai it (animate; sheet-like) dries by heat or fire
biigozo vai s/he breaks by heat
bwaawaakizo vai s/he doesn't burn, is unable to burn
dagozo vai it (animate) is cooked with something else
danaakizo vai s/he burns in a certain place; s/he is photographed there
danizo vai s/he is cooked in a certain place
dawaakizo vai it (animate) has a passage burned through it
daadozo vai s/he splits open (from heat)
daashkaabikizo vai s/he splits in the heat (i.s.)
daashkaakizo vai s/he splits in the fire
gaapizo vai it (animate) is cooked or roasted dry and crisp, is parched
gaashaakizo vai it (animate) gets sharp and prickly from the sun
gibozo vai it (animate) cooks in the oven, bakes
ginibaakizo vai s/he burns quickly
ginibizo vai it (animate) cooks quickly
gipagizo vai s/he gets thick (by heat)
gizhaabikizo vai s/he (mineral/metal) heats up, is hot
gizhizo vai
  1. s/he or it (animate) is hot
  2. s/he has a fever
giiwashkweyaakizo vai s/he is dizzy from the heat
giizhiminagizo vai it (animate; berrylike, grain) is fully ripe
giizhizo vai s/he is cooked, is done cooking
giizizo vai s/he is cooked, is done cooking
gwiishkoshwewegamizo vai s/he whistles from boiling
inaakizo vai s/he burns a certain way
inizo vai s/he is cooked a certain way
iskigamizo vai s/he boils down
jaagaakizo vai s/he burns
jaagizo vai s/he burns
madwegamijiizo vai h/ stomach growls
madwegamizo vai it (animate) makes noise boiling
madweyaakizo vai s/he is heard burning, "you" can hear h/ burning
mamagozo vai it is bumpy, is bubbling as it cooks
mazinaakizo vai s/he or it (animate) is pictured, is photographed
maadaakizo vai s/he starts burning
minozo vai s/he is well cooked
minwaakizo vai it (animate) is nicely burned, singed, toasted, or cooked ; s/he or it (animate) is nicely pictured (photographed), looks good in a photogragh
mitaabikizo vai s/he is cooked dry (without grease or water), is grilled
miiwaakizo vai s/he can't stand the heat
mookwaakizo vai s/he cries from the heat, cries from being burned
nawadizo vai s/he or it (animate) catches fire
ningaabikizo vai it (animate; mineral) melts
ningizo vai it (animate) melts, thaws
niigozo vai s/he breaks by heat
nookaakizo vai s/he softens by heat or flame
nookizo vai s/he is cooked tender
odaapizo vai it (animate) shrinks (from heat)
ojibozo vai it (animate) shrivels from heat
ojibwaakizo vai it (animate) shrivels, puckers in the fire
ombaagamizo vai it (animate; liquid) rises, bubbles up as it cooks
ombijiizo vai it (animate) rises, swells up from heat; it (animate) is cooked until it pops
onzaamaakizo vai it (animate) is burnt, singed, toasted, or cooked too much (so it is crisp)
onzaamizo vai it (animate) is overcooked
ozaawaakizo vai it (animate) is toasted, is browned (by heat or fire)
ozaawegizo vai it (animate; sheet-like) is browned from smoking
wakewizo vai it (animate) cooks easily, cooks fast
waabizo vai it (animate) turns light (in color)
waasaabikizo vai it (animate; mineral) shines, glitters, reflects light
waasindibezo vai he has a shiny bald head
waasizo vai s/he or it (animate) shines, glitters, reflects light
wiisagaakizo vai s/he hurts from being burnt
zakizo vai s/he or it (animate) catches fire; s/he has a fire at h/ place
zhaabwaakizo vai
  1. s/he gets x-rayed
  2. it (animate) is burned through
zhishigozo vai it (animate) is cooked mushy
zhiibaayaakizo vai s/he gets x-rayed
ziigigamizo vai it (animate) boils over (e.g., a ketle)

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