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gwekisidoon vti2 es
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put it so it is turned

Paired with: gwekishim vta



ingwekisidoon 1s - 0s ind; ningwekisidoon 1s - 0s ind; nigwekisidoon 1s - 0s ind; ogwekisidoon 3s - 0s ind; gwekisidood 3s - 0 conj; gwayekisidood 3s - 0 ch-conj; gwekisidoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /gwekisid-/

nigwekisidoon1s - 0s ind es
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ogwekisidoon3s - 0s ind es
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gwekisidood3s - 0 conj es
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gwekisidoon2s - 0 imp es
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Ogii-kwekisidoon i'iw apabiwin.

He put the chair turned around.
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gwekisidoon /gwekisid-/: /gwek-/
turn, change direction
; /-sid/
cause it to fall or lie (drop, lay, set, put), impact it (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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