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wewiibitaa vai lw
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s/he hurries (in some work or activity)



niwewiibitaa 1s ind; wewiibitaa 3s ind; wewiibitaad 3s conj; wayewiibitaad 3s ch-conj; wewiibitaan 2s imp; Stem: /wewiibitaa-/

niwewiibitaa1s ind es
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lw
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wewiibitaa 3s ind es
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lw
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wewiibitaad3s conj es
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lw
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wayewiibitaad3s ch-conj gh
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wewiibitaan2s imp es
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lw
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Ambe shke wewiibitaadaa.

Come on, let's hurry.
 es
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Aashke naa wewiibitaan. Nawaj igo niwewiibendam.

Come on, hurry up. I'm kind of in a hurry.
 es
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Wewiibitaan iwidi ji-izhaayan.

Go over there quickly.
 rg
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wewiibitaa /wewiibitaa-/: /wewiib-/
hurry
; /-taa/
s/he does something, works, acts
Reduplicated Form: wewewiibitaa

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