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gwiishkoshim vta es
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whistle to h/



ingwiishkoshimaa 1s - 3s ind; ningwiishkoshimaa 1s - 3s ind; nigwiishkoshimaa 1s - 3s ind; ogwiishkoshimaan 3s - 3' ind; gwiishkoshimaad 3s - 3' conj; gwaashkoshimaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; gwiishkoshim 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /gwiishkoshim-/

nigwiishkoshimaa1s - 3s ind es
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ogwiishkoshimaan3s - 3' ind es
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gwiishkoshimaad3s - 3' conj es
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gwiishkoshim 2s - 3 imp es
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Ogii-kwiishkoshimaawaan igiw oshki-ininiwag iniw ikwezensan.

The young men whistled at the girl.
 es
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gwiishkoshim /gwiishkoshim-/: /gwiishkosh-/
whistle
; /-m/
speak to h/; act on h/ by speech

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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