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biinjwebinige vai es
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  1. s/he throws things in
  2. s/he votes



imbiinjwebinige 1s ind; nimbiinjwebinige 1s ind; nibiinjwebinige 1s ind; biinjwebinige 3s ind; biinjwebiniged 3s conj; baanjwebiniged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /biinjwebinige-/

nibiinjwebinige1s ind es
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biinjwebinige3s ind es
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biinjwebiniged3s conj es
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baanjwebiniged3s ch-conj es
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Niwii-o-biinjwebinige iwidi mazina'iganiiwigamigong.

I'm going to go mail a letter at the post office.
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Gigagiibaadendaagoz. Gagwe-minjiminan iwe gaa-izhi-onagimigooyin imaa gii-piinjwebinigeng.

Your reputation is kind of goofy. You try to hold that seat you were elected to in the last election.
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biinjwebinige /biinjwebinige-/: /biinjwebin-/ stem of biinjwebinan vti [MN] ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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

biinjwebinan vti [MN]
  1. shove or throw it in
  2. cast it (a vote or ballot)
(detransitive) biinjwebinige vai
  1. s/he throws things in
  2. s/he votes
(benefactive) biinjwebinigetamaw vta vote for h/
(detransitive) biinjwebinigetamaage vai s/he votes for someone

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