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webinigan na es
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someone abandoned

See also: webinigan ni



webinigan sg; webiniganag pl; webinigaans dim; Stem: /webinigan-/

webinigan sg gh
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es
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webiniganag pl gh
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es
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webinigaans dim gh
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Ishte. Webinigan naa wa'aw baandiged.

Goodness, Look at this waif coming in.
 es
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webinigan /webinigan-/: /webin-/ stem of webinan vti ; /-gan/
[nominalizer]

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

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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