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webin vta es
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  1. throw h/ away
  2. separate from, divorce h/

Paired with: webinan vti



niwebinaa 1s - 3s ind; owebinaan 3s - 3' ind; webinaad 3s - 3' conj; wayebinaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; webin 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /webin-/

niwebinaa1s - 3s ind es
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owebinaan3s - 3' ind es
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webinaad3s - 3' conj es
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wayebinaad3s - 3' ch-conj gh
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webin2s - 3 imp es
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gaawiin owebinaasiin3s - 3' ind neg es
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Gichi-agwaagoshi awe giboziganish. Indaga owi-webin.

That old bread is moldy. Go throw it away.
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webin /webin-/: /web-/
remove, discard, move away, fling
; /-in/
act on h/ or it (animate) by hand
Reduplicated Form: wewebin

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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

webin vta
  1. throw h/ away
  2. separate from, divorce h/
(reciprocal) webinidiwag vai they are separated from each other, separate from each other (detransitive) webiniwe vai s/he divorces someone, separates from someone (a spouse or partner)
webiniwewin ni divorce

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