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ikowebishkaw vta nj
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kick, shove h/ aside or out of the way (with the foot or body)

Paired with: ikowebishkan vti



indikowebishkawaa 1s - 3s ind; nindikowebishkawaag 1s - 3p ind; nidikowebishkawaa 1s - 3s ind; odikowebishkawaan 3s - 3' ind; odikowebishkawaa' 3s - 3'p ind; ikowebishkawaad 3s - 3' conj; ekowebishkawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; ikowebishkaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /ikowebishkaw-/

indikowebishkawaa1s - 3s ind gh
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nindikowebishkawaag1s - 3p ind nj
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odikowebishkawaan3s - 3' ind gh
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odikowebishkawaa'3s - 3'p ind nj
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ikowebishkawaad3s - 3' conj gh
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ekowebishkawaad3s - 3' ch-conj gh
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ikowebishkaw2s - 3 imp gh
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Nindikowebishkawaag asiniig waa'-ani-izhi-datakokiiyaan.

I'm kicking the stones out of the way where I am going to step. [on coming out of the sweat lodge]
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ikowebishkaw /ikowebishkaw-/: /ikw-/
raised up, moved out of the way, moved aside
; /-webishkaw/
act on h/ or it (animate) 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

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