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gibishkan vti es
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obstruct, block it with foot or body

Paired with: gibishkaw vta



ingibishkaan 1s - 0s ind; ningibishkaan 1s - 0s ind; nigibishkaan 1s - 0s ind; ogibishkaan 3s - 0s ind; gibishkang 3s - 0 conj; gebishkang 3s - 0 ch-conj; gibishkan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /gibishk-/

ogibishkaan3s - 0s ind es
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gibishkang3s - 0 conj es
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gebishkang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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gibishkan 2s - 0 imp es
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ogii-kibishkaan3s - 0s ind pst es
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Ogii-kibishkaan iwe miikana awe gaag gii-megwaa-aazhawishkaad.

That porcupine kind of blocked the road as he crossed it.
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gibishkan /gibishk-/: /gib-/
blocked, plugged
; /-shk/
act on it by foot or body; wear it

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.

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