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gwekin vta es
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turn h/ (by hand)

Paired with: gwekinan vti



ingwekinaa 1s - 3s ind; ningwekinaa 1s - 3s ind; nigwekinaa 1s - 3s ind; ogwekinaan 3s - 3' ind; gwekinaad 3s - 3' conj; gwayekinaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; gwekin 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /gwekin-/

nigwekinaa1s - 3s ind es
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ogwekinaan3s - 3' ind es
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gwekinaad3s - 3' conj es
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gwekin 2s - 3 imp es
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ogii-kwekinaan3s - 3' ind pst es
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gwekin /gwekin-/: /gwek-/
turn, change direction
; /-in/
act on h/ or it (animate) by hand
Reduplicated Form: gwekwekin

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

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