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gabikan vti es
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pass it; get over or through it

Paired with: gabikaw vta



ingabikaan 1s - 0s ind; ningabikaan 1s - 0s ind; nigabikaan 1s - 0s ind; ogabikaan 3s - 0s ind; gabikang 3s - 0 conj; gebikang 3s - 0 ch-conj; gabikan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /gabik-/

nigabikaan1s - 0s ind es
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ogabikaan3s - 0s ind es
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gabikang3s - 0 conj es
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gebikang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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gabikan2s - 0 imp es
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Giishpin gabikaman mii go bizaan izhi-nagadan.

If you pass it, just go ahead and leave it behind.
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Reduplicated Form: gagabikan

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.

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