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ikowebin vta es
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push, shove, toss, throw h/ aside or out of the way (with hands)

Paired with: ikowebinan vti



indikowebinaa 1s - 3s ind; nindikowebinaa 1s - 3s ind; nidikowebinaa 1s - 3s ind; odikowebinaan 3s - 3' ind; ikowebinaad 3s - 3' conj; ekowebinaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; ikowebin 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /ikowebin-/

indikowebinaa1s - 3s ind es
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odikowebinaan3s - 3' ind es
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ikowebinaad3s - 3' conj es
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ekowebinaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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ikowebin2s - 3 imp es
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Gegaa gii-pizikawaa anishaa go niin gaa-ikowebinag.

She would have been almost run over if it hadn't been for me pushing her out of the way.
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Ogii-ikowebinaan iniwen gwiiwizensan jibwaa-bizikoozonid.

He pushed the little boy out of the way before he got hit.
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ikowebin /ikowebin-/: /ikw-/
higher, out of the way, aside
; /-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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