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webinigaade vii gh
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it is thrown away (by someone), "they" throw it away



webinigaade 0s ind; webinigaadeg 0s conj; wayebinigaadeg 0s ch-conj; webinigaademagad 0s ind aug; Stem: /webinigaade-/

webinigaade0s ind es
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webinigaadeg0s conj es
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wayebinigaadeg0s ch-conj gh
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Nigii-gichi-aabajitoonan gii-pabaa-maamiginamaan iniwen gaa-webinigaadegin.

I made good use of those discarded things that I collected.
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webinigaade /webinigaade-/: /webin-/ stem of webinan vti ; /-gaade/
it undergoes action (by someone)
Reduplicated Form: wewebinigaade

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Word Family

webinan vti throw it away
(detransitive) webinige vai s/he throws things away (benefactive) webinamaw vta throw (it) away to or for h/ (verb of undergoing) webinigaade vii it is thrown away (by someone), "they" throw it away (verb of undergoing) webinigaazo vai s/he or it (animate) is thrown away (by someone), "they" throw h/ or it (animate) away (derived noun) webinigan ni something thrown away, discarded (derived noun) webinigan na someone abandoned

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