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baninan vti es
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let it drop, have it drop out of the hand

Paired with: banin vta



imbaninaan 1s - 0s ind; nimbaninaan 1s - 0s ind; nibaninaan 1s - 0s ind; obaninaan 3s - 0s ind; baninang 3s - 0 conj; beninang 3s - 0 ch-conj; baninan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /banin-/

nibaninaan1s - 0s ind es
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obaninaan3s - 0s ind es
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baninang3s - 0 conj es
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beninang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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baninan2s - 0 imp es
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Nimbaninaan iwe onaagaans ezhi-biigosing.

I dropped the cup and it broke.
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Ogii-andoojiishkaan 'iw ozhooniyaa-mashkimodens gaa-paninang imaa gashkii-dibikatenig ji-... odaabaaniiwigamigong.

He was trying to find the billfold he dropped in the darkened garage.
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baninan /banin-/: /baN-/
miss, drop
; /-in/
act on it by hand

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

baninan vti let it drop, have it drop out of the hand
(detransitive) baninige vai s/he lets things drop, has things drop out of h/ hand (verb of undergoing) baninigaade vii it is dropped (by someone), "they" let it drop (verb of undergoing) baninigaazo vai s/he is dropped (by someone), "they" let h/ drop

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