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gaanjweba'an vti gh
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shove it (using something)

Paired with: gaanjweba' vta



ingaanjweba'aan 1s - 0s ind; ningaanjweba'aan 1s - 0s ind; nigaanjweba'aan 1s - 0s ind; ogaanjweba'aan 3s - 0s ind; gaanjweba'ang 3s - 0 conj; gayaanjweba'ang 3s - 0 ch-conj; gaanjweba'an 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /gaanjweba'-/

ingaanjweba'aan1s - 0s ind gh
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ogaanjweba'aan3s - 0s ind gh
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gaanjweba'ang3s - 0 conj gh
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gayaanjweba'ang3s - 0 ch-conj gh
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gaanjweba'an2s - 0 imp gh
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ogii-kaanjweba'aan3s - 0s ind pst gh
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gaanjweba'an /gaanjweba'-/: /gaand-/
force, push
; /-weba'/
act on it using something forcefully: fling, throw, shove, knock, paddle using something

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

gaanjweba'an vti shove it (using something)
(detransitive) gaanjweba'ige vai
  1. s/he shoves things (using something)
  2. s/he poles logs
 (verb of undergoing) gaanjweba'igaade vii it is shoved (by someone) (using something), "they" shove it (using something) (verb of undergoing) gaanjweba'igaazo vai s/he is shoved (by someone) (using something), "they" shove h/ (using something) (benefactive) gaanjweba'amaw vta shove (it) for h/ (using something)

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