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gawaashi vai lw
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s/he is blown over (by the wind)

Paired with: gawaasin vii



gawaashi 3s ind; gawaashid 3s conj; gewaashid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /gawaashi-/

gawaashi3s ind es
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nj
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lw
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gawaashid3s conj nj
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lw
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gewaashid3s ch-conj lw
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gii-kawaashi3s ind pst es
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nj
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lw
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Gii-bimi-gichi-nooding, niibowa gii-kawaashiwag mitigoog.

When a big wind came along, a lot of trees blew down.
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Ogii-naajidaabaanaan ini mitigoon gaa-kawaashinid.

He went to drag in the trees that blew down.
 es
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gawaashi /gawaashi-/: /gaw-/
prostrate, down and over, overturned
; /-aashi/
s/he is blown by the wind or moving air; s/he flies, soars, sails

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

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