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gibaakwa'igan ni es
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something stick-like that shuts off or blocks: a barricade, a dam, a gate



gibaakwa'igan sg; gibaakwa'iganan pl; gibaakwa'igaans dim; gibaakwa'iganing loc; Stem: /gibaakwa'igan-/

gibaakwa'igan sg es
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gibaakwa'iganan pl es
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Gii-shaabobizo imaa gibaakwa'iganing.

He drove through the barricade.
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Mii gaa-izhinaagotood gaa-anoonag ji-ozhiitood 'iw gibaakwa'igan.

That is how the the guy I hired made that gate.
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Gii-o-bagwa'igaade iwe gibaakwa'igan imaa ziibiinsing bemi-izhitigweyaag.

They went and put a hole in the dam on the river that goes by here.
 es
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gibaakwa'igan /gibaakwa'igan-/: /gibaakwa'-/ stem of gibaakwa'an vti ; /-gan/
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Word Family

gibaakwa'an vti shut, block, dam it (as or as with something stick- or wood-like)
(detransitive) gibaakwa'ige vai s/he shuts, blocks, dams something (as or as with something stick- or wood-like) (verb of undergoing) gibaakwa'igaade vii it is shut, blocked, dammed (as or as with something stick- or wood-like) (by someone), "they" shut, block, plug, dam it (verb of undergoing) gibaakwa'igaazo vai s/he is jailed, imprisoned (by someone), "they" jail, imprison h/ (derived noun) gibaakwa'igan ni something stick-like that shuts off or blocks: a barricade, a dam, a gate

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