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anibenan vti

hold it slanted; tilt it, turn it over (spilling out the contents)

Paired with: aniben vta



indanibenaan 1s - 0s ind; odanibenaan 3s - 0s ind; anibenang 3s - 0 conj; enibenang 3s - 0 ch-conj; anibenan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /aniben-/

Aaniin ezhiwebinang ogiishkiboojigan gii-gawiboojiged. Odanibenaan ina.

How doe she handle her saw when she's taking a tree down? Does she tilt it sideways?
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anibenan /aniben-/: /anibe-/
slanted, tilted, sloped, inclined
; /-in/
act on it by hand

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