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gikinawaajitoon vti2

mark it

Paired with: gikinawaaji' vta



ingikinawaajitoon 1s - 0s ind; ningikinawaajitoon 1s - 0s ind; nigikinawaajitoon 1s - 0s ind; ogikinawaajitoon 3s - 0s ind; gikinawaajitood 3s - 0 conj; gekinawaajitood 3s - 0 ch-conj; gikinawaajitoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /gikinawaajit-/

nigikinawaajitoon1s - 0s ind es
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ogikinawaajitoon3s - 0s ind es
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gikinawaajitood3s - 0 conj es
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gekinawaajitood3s - 0 ch-conj es
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Ogii-gikinawaajitoon imaa gaa-ni-izhaad megwekob ji-wanishinzig.

He marked where he went into the thicket so he wouldn't get lost.
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gikinawaajitoon /gikinawaajit-/: /gikinawaad-/
mark
; /-t/
cause it to be or to act

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

gikinawaajitoon vti2 mark it
(detransitive) gikinawaajichige vai s/he marks things (benefactive) gikinawaajitamaw vta mark (it) for h/ (verb of undergoing) gikinawaajichigaade vii it is marked (by someone), "they" mark it (verb of undergoing) gikinawaajichigaazo vai s/he is marked (by someone), "they" mark h/

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