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gizhibaawebinan vti es
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spin, whirl, crank it forcefully

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nigizhibaawebinaan 1s - 0s ind; ningizhibaawebinaan 1s - 0s ind; ogizhibaawebinaan 3s - 0s ind; gizhibaawebinang 3s - 0 conj; gezhibaawebinang 3s - 0 ch-conj; gizhibaawebinan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /gizhibaawebin-/

nigizhibaawebinaan1s - 0s ind es
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ningizhibaawebinaan1s - 0s ind es
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ogizhibaawebinaan3s - 0s ind es
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gizhibaawebinang3s - 0 conj es
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gezhibaawebinang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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gizhibaawebinan2s - 0 imp es
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gizhibaawebinan /gizhibaawebin-/: /gizhibaa-/
spin
; /-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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Word Family

gizhibaawebinan vti spin, whirl, crank it forcefully
(detransitive) gizhibaawebinige vai s/he spins, whirls, cranks something (verb of undergoing) gizhibaawebinigaade vii it is spun, whirled, cranked (by someone) (derived noun) gizhibaawebinigan ni a crank

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