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ikowebinige vai es
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s/he pushes, shoves, tosses, throws things aside or out of the way



indikowebinige 1s ind; ikowebinige 3s ind; ikowebiniged 3s conj; ekowebiniged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /ikowebinige-/

indikowebinige1s ind es
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ikowebinige3s ind es
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ikowebiniged3s conj es
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ekowebiniged3s ch-conj es
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ikowebinige /ikowebinige-/: /ikowebin-/ stem of ikowebinan vti ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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Word Family

ikowebinan vti push, shove, toss, throw it aside or out of the way (with hands)
(detransitive) ikowebinige vai s/he pushes, shoves, tosses, throws things aside or out of the way (verb of undergoing) ikowebinigaade vii it is pushed, shoved, tossed, thrown out of the way (by someone), "they" push, shove, toss, throw it aside or out of the way (verb of undergoing) ikowebinigaazo vai s/he is pushed, shoved, tossed, thown aside or out of the way (by someone), "they" push, shove, toss, throw h/ aside or out of the way (benefactive) ikowebinamaw vta push, shove, toss, throw (it) aside or out of the way for h/

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