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wewebise vii es
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it swings back and forth, flutters, flaps, sways



wewebise 0s ind; wewebiseg 0s conj; wayewebiseg 0s ch-conj; wewebisemagad 0s aug ind; Stem: /wewebise-/

wewebise0s ind es
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wewebiseg0s conj es
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Wenda-wewebiseni naa ina'oodenig iniw obiiwayan animoshish.

That old dog's matted hair was just swaying.
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wewebise /wewebise-/: /weweb-/
back and forth motion: nod, wag, swing
; /-se/
it flies, falls, happens quickly or spontaneously

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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