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ikowebishkan vti es
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kick, shove it aside or out of the way (with the foot or body)

Paired with: ikowebishkaw vta



nindikowebishkaan 1s - 0s ind; indikowebishkaan 1s - 0s ind; odikowebishkaan 3s - 0s ind; ikowebishkang 3s - 0 conj; ekowebishkang 3s - 0 ch-conj; ikowebishkan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /ikowebishk-/

nindikowebishkaan1s - 0s ind nj
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indikowebishkaan1s - 0s ind lw
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odikowebishkaan3s - 0s ind nj
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ikowebishkang3s - 0 conj lw
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ekowebishkang3s - 0 ch-conj lw
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ikowebishkan 2s - 0 imp lw
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ogii-ikowebishkaan3s - 0s ind pst es
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Indaga ikowebishkan iwe mitigoons gebaakosing.

Please kick the stick that's blocking the path out of the way.
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ikowebishkan /ikowebishk-/: /ikw-/
raised up, moved out of the way, moved aside
; /-webishk/
act on it forcefully by foot or body: fling, kick, stamp on, shove, wear roughly

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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