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/weweb-/ initial

 
back and forth motion: nod, wag, swing
 
Type:
initial
Subtypes:
root
danwewebide vii it is heard driving, running, operating in a certain place
wewebaabiigin vta swing h/ (on a swing); swing h/ with a line (as a baby in a cradle swing)
wewebaabiiginan vti swing it on a line
wewebaabiigise vai s/he or it (animate) swings on a line
wewebaanoweni vai s/he wags h/ tail
wewebaasin vii it is blown back and forth (by the wind), flutters, flaps
wewebaashi vai it (animate) is blown back and forth (by the wind), flutters, flaps
wewebikwebani'o vai s/he shakes h/ head
wewebikweni vai s/he nods h/ head side-to-side
wewebikwetaw vta nod, shake head at h/
wewebin vta swing h/
wewebinan vti swing it
wewebinikeni vai s/he waves h/ arms
wewebiniketaw vta wave h/ arms at h/
wewebise vii it swings back and forth, flutters, flaps, sways