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gaashkibidoon vti2
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scratch it with hands

Paired with: gaashkibizh vta



ngaashkibidoon 1s - 0s ind; ogaashkibidoon 3s - 0s ind; gaashkibidood 3s - 0 conj; gayaashkibidood 3s - 0 ch-conj; gaashkibidoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /gaashkibid-/

ngaashkibidoon1s - 0s ind
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ogaashkibidoon3s - 0s ind
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gaashkibidood3s - 0 conj es
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gayaashkibidood3s - 0 ch-conj gh
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gaashkibidoon2s - 0 imp
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gaashkibidoon /gaashkibid-/: /gaashk-/
scrape
; /-bid/
pull it, use the hands on it

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

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Word Family

gaashkibidoon vti2 scratch it with hands
(detransitive) gashkibijige vai s/he wraps and ties things in bundle

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