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bakewebin vta es
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throw h/ off to the side, off the main path

Paired with: bakewebinan vti



nibakewebinaa 1s - 3s ind; obakewebinaan 3s - 3' ind; bakewebinaad 3s - 3' conj; bekewebinaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; bakewebin 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /bakewebin-/

nibakewebinaa1s - 3s ind es
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obakewebinaan3s - 3' ind es
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bakewebinaad3s - 3' conj es
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bekewebinaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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bakewebin2s - 3 imp es
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ogii-bakewebinaan3s - 3' ind pst es
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Bakewebin igiweg asiniig.

Throw those rocks out of the path.
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bakewebin /bakewebin-/: /bake-/
off to the side, diverge
; /-webin/
act on h/ or it (animate) forcefully by hand: fling, throw, shove by 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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