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gashkiwidoon vti2 es
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be able to take, carry it

Paired with: gashkiwizh vta



ingashkiwidoon 1s - 0s ind; ningashkiwidoon 1s - 0s ind; nigashkiwidoon 1s - 0s ind; ogashkiwidoon 3s - 0s ind; gashkiwidood 3s - 0 conj; geshkiwidood 3s - 0 ch-conj; gashkiwidoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /gashkiwid-/

nigashkiwidoon1s - 0s ind es
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ogashkiwidoon3s - 0s ind es
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gashkiwidood3s - 0 conj es
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geshkiwidood3s - 0 ch-conj es
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gashkiwidoon2s - 0 imp es
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Agaawaa ogashkiwidoon i'iw obimiwanaan a'aw gwiiwizens.

The boy can barely carry his pack.
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gashkiwidoon /gashkiwid-/: /gashk-/
able
; /-wid/
convey, carry it

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

gashkiwidoon vti2 be able to take, carry it
(detransitive) gashkiwijige vai s/he is able to carry, take things (verb of undergoing) gashkiwijigaade vii "they" are able to carry, take it (verb of undergoing) gashkiwijigaazo vai "they" are able to carry, take h/

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