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giinitamawind pron per es
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our turn, us next [inclusive]

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giinitamawind our turn, us next is an first person inclusive plural pronoun contrasting with two others: the main one giinawind we, use and giinetawind only us, just us.



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giinitamawind es
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A FIRST PERSON INCLUSIVE PLURAL in Ojibwe involves the speaker (first person) and possibly one or more others (third persons), but includes the person spoken to (second person). A FIRST PERSON EXCLUSIVE PLURAL involves the speaker (first person) and one or more others (third person), but excludes the person spoken to (second person). 

Giinitamawind ina giga-o-bawa'aamin manoomin.

Is it our turn to go knock rice?
 es
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Giinitamawind gidigoomin ji-gaagiigidoyang.

They're telling us it's our turn to talk.
 nj
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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

giinawind pron per we, us [inclusive]
giinetawind pron per only we, only us; just us [inclusive] giinitamawind pron per our turn, us next [inclusive]

Related Words

This set of personal pronouns are built with a form of the adverb nitam first:
niinitam pron per my turn, me next
giinitam pron per your turn, you next [singular]
wiinitam pron per his turn, her turn; her next, him next
niinitamawind pron per our turn, us next [exclusive]
giinitamawind pron per our turn, us next [inclusive]
giinitamawaa pron per your turn, you next [plural]
wiinitamawaa pron per their turn, them next

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