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gashkapidoon vti2 es
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tie it shut, tie it up in a bundle

Paired with: gashkapizh vta



ingashkapidoon 1s - 0s ind; ningashkapidoon 1s - 0s ind; nigashkapidoon 1s - 0s ind; ogashkapidoon 3s - 0s ind; gashkapidood 3s - 0 conj; geshkapidood 3s - 0 ch-conj; gashkapidoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /gashkapid-/

nigashkapidoon1s - 0s ind es
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ogashkapidoon3s - 0s ind es
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gashkapidood3s - 0 conj es
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geshkapidood3s - 0 ch-conj es
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gashkapidoon 2s - 0 imp es
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gashkapidoon /gashkapid-/: /gashk-/
enclosed, attached together 
; /-apid/
tie it

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

gashkapidoon vti2 tie it shut, tie it up in a bundle
(benefactive) gashkapidamaw vta tie (it) up in a bundle for h/

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