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biijwebinamaw vta es
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throw (it) here to h/



imbiijwebinamawaa 1s - 3s ind; nimbiijwebinamawaa 1s - 3s ind; nibiijwebinamawaa 1s - 3s ind; obiijwebinamawaan 3s - 3' ind; biijwebinamawaad 3s - 3' conj; baajwebinamawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; biijwebinamaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /biijwebinamaw-/

biijwebinamaw2s - 3 imp es
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biijwebinamaw /biijwebinamaw-/: /biijwebin-/ stem of biijwebinan vti ; /-amaw/
do it for h/

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.

Word Family

biijwebinan vti throw it here
(benefactive) biijwebinamaw vta throw (it) here to h/

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