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ina pc disc es
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[yes-no question word]

See also: na pc disc

Note:
This forms questions that are answerable with a yes or no response. The yes-no question particle is a second-position clitic, a particle appearing as a suffix on the first full word of the question. It may be written as a separate word or may be attached to the first word of the question directly or with a hyphen. na is a common alternate form.



Gidaa-bagwa'aan ina ow nibabagiwayaan.

Can you mend my shirt?
 es
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Aaniin da naa. Gigitim ina.

What the heck! Are you lazy?
 es
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Geget ina.

Is that right?
 es
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Gidaa-andawaabandaan ina i'iw jiishada'igan. Niwii-piinichige.

Would you go find a broom? I'm going to clean up.
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Giinitamawind ina giga-o-bawa'aamin manoomin.

Is it our turn to go knock rice?
 es
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The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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