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gashkinan vti es
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be able to hold, lift, carry it

Paired with: gashkin vta



nigashkinaan 1s - 0s ind; ningashkinaan 1s - 0s ind; ogashkinaan 3s - 0s ind; gashkinang 3s - 0 conj; geshkinang 3s - 3' ch-conj; gashkinan 2s - 0 ind; Stem: /gashkin-/

nigashkinaan1s - 0s ind es
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ningashkinaan1s - 0s ind nj
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ogashkinaan3s - 0s ind nj
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gashkinang3s - 0 conj nj
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geshkinang3s - 3' ch-conj rg
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gashkinan2s - 0 ind es
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Agaawaa go ogashkinaan iniwen ingodooshkin opiniin.

He's barely able to lift that sack of potatoes.
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Agaawaa ingii-pi-gashkinaan jiimaan gii-bi-gabadooyaan.

I could barely lift my canoe when I portaged over.
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gashkinan /gashkin-/: /gashk-/
able
; /-in/
act on it by hand

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

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