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gawa'an vti es
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fell it, chop it (something stick-like) down

Paired with: gawa' vta



ngawa'aan 1s - 0s ind; ningawa'aan 1s - 0s ind; nigawa'aan 1s - 0s ind; ogawa'aan 3s - 0s ind; gawa'ang 3s - 0 conj; gewa'ang 3s - 0 ch-conj; gawa'an 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /gawa'-/

ngawa'aan1s - 0s ind lw
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nigawa'aan1s - 0s ind es
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ogawa'aan3s - 0s ind lw
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es
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gawa'ang3s - 0 conj lw
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es
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gewa'ang3s - 0 ch-conj lw
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es
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gawa'an2s - 0 imp lw
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es
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gaawiin ogawa'anziin3s - 0s ind neg es
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ogii-kawa'aan3s - 0s ind pst lw
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es
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Onjida go gii-toodam gii-kawa'ang iwe agwaakwa'igan.

He chopped down that signpost intentionally.
 es
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gawa'an /gawa'-/: /gaw-/
prostrate, down and over, overturned
; /-a'/
act on it using a tool or medium; sing it

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

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Word Family

gawa'an vti fell it, chop it (something stick-like) down
(benefactive) gawa'amaw vta chop (it) down for h/; fell it for h/ (detransitive) gawa'ige vai s/he chops things down (verb of undergoing) gawa'igaade vii it is chopped down (by someone), "they" chop it down (verb of undergoing) gawa'igaazo vai it (animate) is chopped down (by someone), "they" chop it (animate) down

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