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biijwebinan vti es
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throw it here

Paired with: biijwebin vta



imbiijwebinaan 1s - 0s ind; nimbiijwebinaan 1s - 0s ind; nibiijwebinaan 1s - 0s ind; obiijwebinaan 3s - 0s ind; biijwebinang 3s - 0 conj; baajwebinang 3s - 0 ch-conj; biijwebinan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /biijwebin-/

obiijwebinaan3s - 0s ind es
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es
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biijwebinang3s - 0 conj es
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baajwebinang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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biijwebinan2s - 0 imp es
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biijwebinan /biijwebin-/: /biid-/
hither, here, this way
; /-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

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

Word Family

biijwebinan vti throw it here
(benefactive) biijwebinamaw vta throw (it) here to h/

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