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gabikaw vta es
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pass h/

Paired with: gabikan vti



ingabikawaa 1s - 3s ind; ningabikawaa 1s - 3s ind; nigabikawaa 1s - 3s ind; ogabikawaan 3s - 3' ind; gabikawaad 3s - 3' conj; gebikawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; gabikaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /gabikaw-/

nigabikawaa1s - 3s ind es
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ogabikawaan3s - 3' ind es
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gabikawaad3s - 3' conj es
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gebikawaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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gabikaw2s - 3 imp es
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Ningii-kagwejikanidimin nishiime gaa-ni-izhi-gabikawid.

Me and my sister were racing and she passed me.
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Ogii-ni-gabikawaan iniw ozhishenyan enimibatoonid.

She passed up her uncle that was running over there.
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Reduplicated Form: gagabikaw

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
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

gabikaw vta pass h/
(detransitive) gabikaage vai s/he passes (people)

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