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gaapandan vti lw
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crunch it in mouth

Paired with: gaapam vta



ngaapandaan 1s - 0s ind; ningaapandaan 1s - 0s ind; nigaapandaan 1s - 0s ind; ogaapandaan 3s - 0s ind; gaapandang 3s - 0 conj; gayaapandang 3s - 0 ch-conj; gaapandan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /gaapand-/

ngaapandaan1s - 0s ind lw
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ogaapandaan3s - 0s ind lw
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gaapandang3s - 0 conj lw
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gayaapandang3s - 0 ch-conj gh
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gaapandan2s - 0 imp lw
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gaapandan /gaapand-/: /gaap-/
brittle, crisp
; /-and/
act on it by mouth or teeth, eat it

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

gaapandan vti crunch it in mouth
(detransitive) gaapanjige vai s/he crunches things in mouth

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