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gwekishim vta es
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put h/ so s/he is turned, put it (animate) so it is turned

Paired with: gwekisidoon vti2



ingwekishimaa 1s - 3s ind; ningwekishimaa 1s - 3s ind; nigwekishimaa 1s - 3s ind; ogwekishimaan 3s - 3' ind; gwekishimaad 3s - 3' conj; gwayekishimaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; gwekishim 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /gwekishim-/

nigwekishimaa1s - 3s ind es
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ogwekishimaan3s - 3' ind es
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gwekishimaad3s - 3' conj es
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gwekishim2s - 3 imp es
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Ogii-kwekishimaan ini bashkweginoon. Ogii-aazhigijishimaan.

He changed the position of the hide. He turned it over on its back.
 es
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Awenen gaa-kwekishimaad iniw majiikiwisan.

Who turned the battery around?
 es
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gwekishim /gwekishim-/: /gwek-/
turn, change direction
; /-shim/
cause h/ to fall or lie (drop, lay, set, put); impact h/ (hit, hit against, hit with something)

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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