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gabaa' vta es
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get h/ off, let h/ off (a vehicle or boat), help h/ disembark

Paired with: gabaatoon vti2



nigabaa'aa 1s - 3s ind; ningabaa'aa 1s - 3s ind; nigabaa'ig 3s - 1s ind; ogabaa'aan 3s - 3' ind; gabaa'aad 3s - 3' conj; gebaa'aad 3s - 3' ch-conj; gabaa' 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /gabaa'-/

nigabaa'aa1s - 3s ind es
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nigabaa'ig3s - 1s ind es
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ogabaa'aan3s - 3' ind es
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gabaa'aad3s - 3' conj es
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gebaa'aad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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gabaa'2s - 3 imp es
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ogii-kabaa'aan3s - 3' ind pst es
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Niwii-ni-gabaa'aa iwidi oodenaang nishiime.

I'm going to let my sister off in town.
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Nooginan i'iw abinoonjiinhwidaabaan. Niniijaanisag imaa niwii-kabaa'aag.

Stop the school bus. I want to take my children off it.
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gabaa' /gabaa'-/: /gabaa-/ stem of gabaa vai ; /-'/
cause h/ or it (animate) to be or to act 

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

gabaa vai s/he gets off (a vehicle or boat), disembarks
(causative) gabaa' vta get h/ off, let h/ off (a vehicle or boat), help h/ disembark

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