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biinjwebinan vti es
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  1. throw it in
  2. cast it (a vote or ballot)

Paired with: biinjwebin vta



imbiinjwebinaan 1s - 0s ind; nimbiinjwebinaan 1s - 0s ind; nibiinjwebinaan 1s - 0s ind; obiinjwebinaan 3s - 3' ind; biinjwebinang 3s - 0 conj; baanjwebinang 3s - 0 ch-conj; biinjwebinan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /biinjwebin-/

biinjwebinan2s - 0 imp es
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Biinjwebinan imaa mazina'iganiiwi-makakong

Toss it in the mailbox.
 es
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biinjwebinan /biinjwebin-/: /biind-/
in, into, inside
; /-webin/
act on it forcefully by hand: fling, throw, shove by hand
Reduplicated Form: baabiinjwebin

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

Word Family

biinjwebinan vti
  1. throw it in
  2. cast it (a vote or ballot)
(detransitive) biinjwebinige vai
  1. s/he throws things in
  2. s/he votes
 (benefactive) biinjwebinigetamaw vta vote for h/

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