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weba'an vti es
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shove it away (using something)

Paired with: weba' vta



niweba'aan 1s - 0s ind; oweba'aan 3s - 0s ind; weba'ang 3s - 0 conj; wayeba'ang 3s - 0 ch-conj; weba'an 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /weba'-/

niweba'aan1s - 0s ind es
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oweba'aan3s - 0s ind es
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weba'ang3s - 0 conj es
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weba'an2s - 0 imp es
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weba'an /weba'-/: /web-/
remove, discard, move away, fling
; /-a'/
act on it using a tool or medium; sing it

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

weba'an vti shove it away (using something)
(detransitive) weba'ige vai s/he shoves things away (using something) (verb of undergoing) weba'igaade vii it is shoved away (by somebody) (using something), "they" shove it away (using something) (verb of undergoing) weba'igaazo vai s/he is shoved away (by somebody) (using something), "they" shove h/ away (using something)

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