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wewebanaabii vai lsa
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s/he fishes with a hook and line



niwewebanaabii 1s ind; wewebanaabii 3s ind; wewebanaabiid 3s conj; wayewebanaabiid 3s ch-conj; wewebanaabiin 2s imp; Stem: /wewebanaabii-/

niwewebanaabii1s ind es
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lsa
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nj
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wewebanaabii3s ind lsa
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nj
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wewebanaabiid3s conj es
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lsa
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nj
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wewebanaabiin2s imp es
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gii'-wewebanaabii3s pst nj
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gii-wewebanaabii3s pst es
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Mii imaa gii-kabeshiwaad wewebanaabiiwaad eyedawigamaag.

There the fishermen camped on both sides of the lake.
 es
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Mishawikwam dazhi-wewebanaabii.

He's fishing out in the middle of the ice.
 nj
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Niwii-wiijiiwaa waa-wewebanaabiid.

I'm going to go along with him when he goes fishing.
 es
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Biinjidawi-zaaga'igan ningii-tazhi-wewebanaabii. Naanan ningii'-nisaag ogaawag.

I went fishing in the bay. I got five walleyes.
 nj
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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

wewebanaabii vai s/he fishes with a hook and line
wewebanaabiiwin ni fishing using a hook, angling

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