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gashkadin vii es
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it freezes over, is frozen over



gashkadin 0s ind; gashkading 0s conj; geshkading 0s ch-conj; Stem: /gashkadin-/

gashkadin0s ind es
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gashkading0s conj es
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geshkading0s ch-conj es
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gii-kashkadin0s ind pst es
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Gii-kashkadin i'iw zaaga'igan gii-kisinaag.

The lake froze over when it got cold.
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Agwaabidoon giniminaawaandawaagan jibwaa-gashkading.

Pull your dock out of the water before it freezes up.
 nj
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Ogidaakiiwe waa'-onzaabandang mashi ji-gashkadininig zaaga'igan.

She looked from the top of the hill to the top to check out if the lake was frozen over yet.
 nj
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Iska'an gijiimaan jibwaa-ani-dibikak. Maagizhaa da-gashkadin.

Get the water out of your canoe before tonight. Maybe (the lake) will freeze up.
 nj
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gashkadin /gashkadin-/: /gashk-/
enclosed, attached together 
; /-adin/
it is cold, is affected by the cold; is frozen
Reduplicated Form: gagashkadin

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