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jaagide vii gh
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it burns

Paired with: jaagizo vai



jaagide 0s ind; jaagideg 0s conj; jayaagideg 0s ch-conj; jaagidemagad 0s ind aug; Stem: /jaagide-/

jaagide0s ind gh
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lw
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jaagideg0s conj gh
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lw
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jayaagideg0s ch-conj gh
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jaagidemagad0s ind aug lw
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Indigo naa gaye gaa-zhiibiigishkaad gii-jaagideg ezhimaandang.

He thinks he smelled rubber burning.
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Gichi-makadewaabate iwe waakaa'igan jaagidemagak.

The burning house is spewing black smoke.
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jaagide /jaagide-/: /jaag-/
use up, exhaust, deplete
; /-ide/
it is heated; is affected by fire, the sun, or the moon
Reduplicated Form: jaajaagide

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

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