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gakiiwenigaadan vti nj
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carry it on the shoulder over a portage



ningakiiwenigaadaan 1s - 0s ind; ogakiiwenigaadaan 3s - 0s ind; gakiiwenigaadang 3s - 0 conj; gekiiwenigaadang 3s - 0 ch-conj; gakiiwenigaadan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /gakiiwenigaad-/

ningakiiwenigaadaan1s - 0s ind nj
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ogakiiwenigaadaan3s - 0s ind nj
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gakiiwenigaadang3s - 0 conj nj
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gakiiwenigaadan2s - 0 imp nj
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ogii-kakiiwenigaadaan3s ind pst nj
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Ogakiiwenigaadaan ojiimaan.

He portages carrying his canoe on his shoulders
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gakiiwenigaadan /gakiiwenigaad-/: /gakiiwenige-/ stem of gakiiwenige vai ; /-d/
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Word Family

gakiiwenige vai s/he carries things on the shoulder over a portage
(applicative) gakiiwenigaadan vti carry it on the shoulder over a portage

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