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gaandin vta es
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push h/

Paired with: gaandinan vti



ingaandinaa 1s - 3s ind; ngaandinaa 1s - 3s ind; nigaandinaa 1s - 3s ind; ogaandinaan 3s - 3' ind; gaandinaad 3s - 3' conj; gayaandinaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; gaandin 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /gaandin-/

ingaandinaa1s - 3s ind gh
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ngaandinaa1s - 3s ind lw
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nigaandinaa1s - 3s ind es
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ogaandinaan3s - 3' ind es
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gh
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gaandinaad3s - 3' conj es
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gh
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gayaandinaad3s - 3' ch-conj gh
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gaandin 2s - 3 imp es
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gh
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ogii-kaandinaan3s - 3' ind pst es
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gaandin /gaandin-/: /gaand-/
force, push
; /-in/
act on h/ or it (animate) by hand
Reduplicated Form: gaakaandinan

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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