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aazhigidwebinan vti es
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throw it over backwards

Paired with: aazhigidwebin vta



indaazhigidwebinaan 1s - 0s ind; nindaazhigidwebinaan 1s - 0s ind; nidaazhigidwebinaan 1s - 0s ind; niyaazhigidwebinaan 1s - 0s ind; odaazhigidwebinaan 3s - 3' ind; aazhigidwebinang 3s - 0 conj; aazhigidwebinan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /aazhigidwebin-/

niyaazhigidwebinaan1s - 0s ind es
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odaazhigidwebinaan3s - 3' ind es
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aazhigidwebinang3s - 0 conj es
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aazhigidwebinan 2s - 0 imp es
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aazhigidwebinan /aazhigidwebin-/: /aazhigid-/
face up, right side up
; /-webin/
act on it forcefully by hand: fling, throw, shove with hand

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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