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gashkigwaadan vti nj
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sew it

Paired with: gashkigwaazh vta



ningashkigwaadaan 1s - 0s ind; ogashkigwaadaan 3s - 0s ind; gashkigwaadang 3s - 0 conj; geshkigwaadang 3s - 0 ch-conj; gashkigwaadan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /gashkigwaad-/

ningashkigwaadaan1s - 0s ind nj
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ogashkigwaadaan3s - 0s ind nj
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gashkigwaadang3s - 0 conj nj
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geshkigwaadang3s - 0 ch-conj nj
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gashkigwaadan 2s - 0 imp nj
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ogii-kashkigwaadaan3s - 0s ind pst nj
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Ogii-kashkigwaadaan i'iw mashkimod.

She sewed the bag.
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Nindaanis ningii-wiidookaag gii-gashkigwaadamaang niwaaboowayaan.

My daughter helped when we sewed my blanket.
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Nimbookobidoon nizhaabonigan; onzaam jiishtaniigad gaa-gashkigwaadamaan.

I broke my needle because what I'm sewing on is too stiff and hard.
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gashkigwaadan /gashkigwaad-/: /gashk-/
enclosed, attached together 
; /-gwaad/
sew, probe it
Reduplicated Form: gagashkigwaadan

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

gashkigwaadan vti sew it
(benefactive) gashkigwaadamaw vta sew (it) for h/

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