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gabaawebin vta es
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throw h/ off a boat or vehicle

Paired with: gabaawebinan vti



nigabaawebinaa 1s - 3s ind; ogabaawebinaan 3s - 3' ind; gabaawebinaad 3s - 3' conj; gebaawebinaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; gabaawebin 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /gabaawebin-/

nigabaawebinaa1s - 3s ind es
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ogabaawebinaan3s - 3' ind es
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gabaawebinaad3s - 3' conj es
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gebaawebinaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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gabaawebin2s - 3 imp es
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ogii-kabaawebinaan3s - 0s ind pst es
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Indaga gabaawebin awe gaazhagenzhish imaa odaabaaning.

Why don't you take and throw that old cat off the car.
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gabaawebin /gabaawebin-/: /gabaa-/ stem of gabaa vai ; /-webin/
act on h/ or it (animate) forcefully by hand: fling, throw, shove by hand

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

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