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g= pf you [the one or ones spoken to; the second person]; your [the one or ones spoken to; the second person]

ga- pv tns future tense

See also: gad- pv tns

gabadoo vai s/he goes over a portage

(derived noun) gabadoowin ni portaging; a portage
gabadoodaabii'iwe vai s/he drives over a portage

gabadoowin ni a portage; portaging

gabaya'ii adv loc [N] for a long time

See also: gabeya'ii adv tmp

gabaa vai s/he gets off (a vehicle or boat), disembarks

(causative) gabaa' vta get h/ off, let h/ off (a vehicle or boat), help h/ disembark
gabaabatoo vai s/he gets off [a boat or vehicle] running

gabaachigan ni [BL] something boiled

gabaachiganamik na [BL] a boiled beaver

gabaachigaade vii it is cooked by boiling (by someone), "they" cook it by boiling

gabaachigaazo vai it (animate) is cooked by boiling (by someone), "they" cook it (animate) by boiling

gabaagwaashkwani vai s/he jumps off or out [of a boat or vehicle]

gabaa' vta get h/ off, let h/ off (a vehicle or boat), help h/ disembark

Paired with: gabaatoon vti2

gabaanaazha' vta tell h/ to get off, tell h/ to disembark

gabaanizha' vta tell h/ to get off a vehicle or boat

gabaashim vta cook it (animate) (by boiling)

Paired with: gabaatoon vti2

gabaatoon vti2 cook it (by boiling)

Paired with: gabaashim vta

(verb of undergoing) gabaachigaade vii it is cooked by boiling (by someone), "they" cook it by boiling (verb of undergoing) gabaachigaazo vai it (animate) is cooked by boiling (by someone), "they" cook it (animate) by boiling (derived noun) gabaachigan ni [BL] something boiled
gabaatoon vti2 take it off a boat

Paired with: gabaa' vta

gabaawebin vta throw h/ or it (animate) off a boat or vehicle

Paired with: gabaawebinan vti

gabaawebinan vti throw it off a boat or vehicle

Paired with: gabaawebin vta

gabaawebishkan vti kick, shove it off a vehicle or boat (with foot or body)

Paired with: gabaawebishkaw vta

gabaawebishkaw vta kick, shove h/ or it (animate) off a vehicle or boat (with foot or body)

Paired with: gabaawebishkan vti

gabe- pv lex throughout; whole extent of

gabe-ayi'ii adv loc a long time; throughout it

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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