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gawise vai nj
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s/he falls over

Paired with: gawise vii



ingawise 1s ind; gawise 3s ind; gawisewag 3p ind; gawised 3s conj; gawisewaad 3p conj; gewised 3s ch-conj; gewisejig 3p part; Stem: /gawise-/

ingawise1s ind lsa
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gawise3s ind nj
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lsa
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gawisewag3p ind lsa
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gawised3s conj nj
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lsa
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gawisewaad3p conj lsa
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gewised3s ch-conj lsa
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gewisejig3p part lsa
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Megwaa bimosed a'aw inini gaa-izhi-gawised.

When that man was walking he fell down.
 rg
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Ezhi-gawised naa a'aw mitig ezhi-wiisagishkoozod naa nisayenh.

The tree fell on my brother and hurt him.
 rg
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Nindabazi'aa mitig gaa-gawised.

I dodge away from the falling tree.
 nj
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Ningii-tabazi'aa mitig gaa-kawised.

I dodged away from the tree that fell.
 nj
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gawise /gawise-/: /gaw-/
prostrate, down and over, overturned
; /-se/
s/he or it (animate) flies, falls, has something happen to h/ or it (animate) quickly or spontaneously

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

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