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ikoshim vta nj
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put h/ out of the way, remove h/

Paired with: ikosidoon vti2



indikoshimaa 1s - 3s ind; nindikoshimaa 1s - 3s ind; nidikoshimaa 1s - 3s ind; odikoshimaan 3s - 3' ind; ikoshimaad 3s - 3' conj; ekoshimaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; ikoshim 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /ikoshim-/

nindikoshimaa1s - 3s ind nj
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odikoshimaan3s - 3' ind nj
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ikoshimaad3s - 3' conj nj
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ekoshimaad3s - 3' ch-conj nj
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ikoshim2s - 3 imp nj
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Owii-ikoshimaan iniw mitigoon gaa-aazhawishininid imaa miikanaang.

He's going to remove the log that was lying across the road.
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Ikoshim gidoodaabaan. Gigibishkaw waa'-izhi-asag nindoodaabaan.

Move your car out of the way.! You're in my parking spot.
 nj
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ikoshim /ikoshim-/: /ikw-/
higher, out of the way, aside
; /-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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