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bagijiwebinan vti nj
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release h/ or it (aimate) it from hands forcefully: throw, push, shove, drop h/ or it (animate) down

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nimbagijiwebinaan 1s - 0s ind; obagijiwebinaan 3s - 0s ind; bagijiwebinang 3s - 0 conj; begijiwebinang 3s - 0 ch-conj; bagijiwebinan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /bagijiwebin-/

nimbagijiwebinaan1s - 0s ind nj
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obagijiwebinaan3s - 0s ind nj
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bagijiwebinang3s - 0 conj nj
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begijiwebinang3s - 0 ch-conj nj
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bagijiwebinan2s - 0 imp nj
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bagijiwebinan /bagijiwebin-/: /bagid-/
cast off, released, let go, allowed
; /-webin/
act on it forcefully by hand: fling, throw, shove with hand

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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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