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wiisagaakizo vai rg
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s/he hurts from being burnt



niwiisagaakiz 1s ind; wiisagaakizo 3s ind; wiisagaakizod 3s conj; waasagaakizod 3s ch-conj; Stem: /wiisagaakizo-/

niwiisagaakiz1s ind rg
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wiisagaakizo3s ind rg
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wiisagaakizod3s conj rg
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waasagaakizod3s ch-conj rg
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Boodaweyaan naa gaa-izhi-jaagizoyaan wiisagaakizoyaan.

I was making a fire and burnt myself, and it hurt.
 rg
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wiisagaakizo /wiisagaakizo-/: /wiisag-/
in pain, hurting, bitter
; /-aak-/
fire
; /-izo/
s/he, it (animate) is heated; is affected by fire, the sun, or the moon

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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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