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bakobiiwebin vta es
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throw h/ or it (aniate) into the water

Paired with: bakobiiwebinan vti



imbakobiiwebinaa 1s - 3s ind; nimbakobiiwebinaa 1s - 3s ind; nibakobiiwebinaa 1s - 3s ind; obakobiiwebinaan 3s - 3' ind; bakobiiwebinaad 3s - 3' conj; bekobiiwebinaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; bakobiiwebin 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /bakobiiwebin-/

nibakobiiwebinaa1s - 3s ind es
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obakobiiwebinaan3s - 3' ind es
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bakobiiwebinaad3s - 3' conj es
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bakobiiwebin2s - 3 imp es
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Onaazibiibizo'aan amikwan wii-bakobiiwebinaad.

He drives the beaver (carcass) down to the water to throw it in.

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to properly dispose of it by returning it to the water
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Gego bakobiiwebinaaken asiniinsag. Ge wiinawaa wii-pimaadiziwag omaa ogidakamig.

Don't throw the stones into the water. They too want to live here on dry land.
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Niwii-pakobiiwebinaa nindasab ani-onaagoshig.

I'm going to throw my net into the water toward evening.
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bakobiiwebin /bakobiiwebin-/: /bakobii-/ stem of bakobii vai ; /-webin/
act on h/ or it (animate) forcefully by hand: fling, throw, shove by hand
Reduplicated Form: babakobiiwebin

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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