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gopii vai es
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s/he goes up from the water, goes inland, goes into the woods



ingopii 1s ind; ningopii 1s ind; nigopii 1s ind; gopii 3s ind; gopiid 3s conj; gwepiid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /gopii-/

nigopii1s ind es
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gopii 3s ind es
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gopiid3s conj es
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gwepiid3s ch-conj es
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Ambe ishke gopiidaa.

Let's go into the woods.
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Mii iw gii-ni-gopiid awe oshki-inini waa-kiiwosed

The young man who is going to go hunting went into the woods.
 es
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Gii-maazhi-giizhigad bijiinaago gaa-onji-bwaanawitooyaan ji-gopiiyaan.

It was a bad day yesterday and that's why I didn't go out in the woods.
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gopii /gopii-/: /gop-/
go inland, go into the bush, go from an open area (water or land) into a denser area
; /-ii/
Reduplicated Form: gagopii

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