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gaandakii'ige vai gh
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s/he poles a boat



ingaandakii'ige 1s ind; ningaandakii'ige 1s ind; nigaandakii'ige 1s ind; gaandakii'ige 3s ind; gaandakii'iged 3s conj; gayaandakii'iged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /gaandakii'ige-/

ingaandakii'ige1s ind gh
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ningaandakii'ige1s ind rg
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nigaandakii'ige1s ind es
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gaandakii'ige3s ind gh
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es
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rg
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gaandakii'iged3s conj gh
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lw
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es
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rg
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gayaandakii'iged3s ch-conj gh
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gaandakii'igen2s imp es
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gii-kaandakii'ige3s ind pst gh
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es
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rg
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gaandakii'igewag3p ind es
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Manoominikewaad bezhig bawa'am miinawaa bezhig gaandakii'ige.

When they make rice, one knocks rice and one poles the boat.
 rg
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Nimisenh ko ingii-wiindamaag wiin iidog gii-kaandakii'ige gii-... gii-manoominikewaad.

My sister told me that she was the one who poled (the boat) when they were ricing.
 rg
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Ogii-peshaakwanamowaan iniw ojiwaaman megwaa gaandakii'iged i'iw ogaandakii'iganaak.

While he was poling he nearly missed his friend with his push pole.
 es
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gaandakii'ige /gaandakii'ige-/: /gaandakii'-/ stem of gaandakii'an vti ; /-ge/
h/ acts (on an unspecified object)

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Word Family

gaandakii'an vti pole it
(detransitive) gaandakii'ige vai s/he poles a boat (benefactive) gaandakii'amaw vta pole (it) for h/ gaandakii'igan ni a push pole gaandakii'iganaak ni a push pole

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