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webinigaazo vai es
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s/he or it (animate) is thrown away (by someone), "they" throw h/ or it (animate) away



webinigaazo 3s ind; webinigaazod 3s conj; wayebinigaazod 3s ch-conj; Stem: /webinigaazo-/

webinigaazo3s ind es
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gh
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webinigaazod3s conj es
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gh
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wayebinigaazod3s ch-conj gh
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webinigaazo /webinigaazo-/: /webin-/ stem of webinan vti ; /-gaazo/
h/ or it (animate) undergoes action (by someone)
Reduplicated Form: wewebinigaazo

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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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