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wewebaabiigin vta es
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swing h/ (on a swing); swing h/ with a line (as a baby in a cradle swing)

Paired with: wewebaabiiginan vti



niwewebaabiiginaa 1s - 3s ind; owewebaabiiginaan 3s - 3' ind; wewebaabiiginaad 3s - 3' conj; wewebaabiigin 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /wewebaabiigin-/

niwewebaabiiginaa1s - 3s ind es
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owewebaabiiginaan3s - 3' ind es
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wewebaabiiginaad3s - 3' conj es
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wewebaabiigin2s - 3 imp es
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Indaga o-wewebaabiigin 'a abinoojiinyens debwewidang.

Go swing that baby you hear crying.
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wewebaabiigin /wewebaabiigin-/: /weweb-/
back and forth motion: nod, wag, swing
; /-aabiig-/
string-like
; /-in/
act on h/ or it (animate) by hand