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gaanjwebin vta lw
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shove h/ (with hands)

Paired with: gaanjwebinan vti



ngaanjwebinaa 1s - 3s ind; ningaanjwebinaa 1s - 3s ind; nigaanjwebinaa 1s - 3s ind; ogaanjwebinaan 3s - 3' ind; gaanjwebinaad 3s - 3' conj; gayaanjwebinaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; gaanjwebin 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /gaanjwebin-/

ngaanjwebinaa1s - 3s ind lw
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ogaanjwebinaan3s - 3' ind lw
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gaanjwebinaad3s - 3' conj lw
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gayaanjwebinaad3s - 3' ch-conj gh
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gaanjwebin2s - 3 imp lw
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gaanjwebin /gaanjwebin-/: /gaand-/
force, push
; /-webin/
act on h/ or it (animate) forcefully by hand: fling, throw, shove by hand
Reduplicated Form: gaakaanjwebin

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.

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