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gashkapizh vta es
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tie h/ shut, tie h/ up in a bundle

Paired with: gashkapidoon vti2



ingashkapinaa 1s - 3s ind; ningashkapinaa 1s - 3s ind; nigashkapinaa 1s - 3s ind; ogashkapinaan 3s - 3' ind; gashkapinaad 3s - 3' conj; geshkapinaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; gashkapizh 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /gashkapiN-/

nigashkapinaa1s - 3s ind es
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ogashkapinaan3s - 3' ind es
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gashkapinaad3s - 3' conj es
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geshkapinaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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gashkapizh2s - 3 imp es
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Ningii-kashkapinaa a'aw nindasemaa imaa nimashkimodaang.

I tied up my tobacco in my bag.
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gashkapizh /gashkapiN-/: /gashk-/
enclosed, attached together
; /-apiN/
tie h/

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

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