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inaatenan vti nj
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shine it in a certain direction



indinaatenaan 1s - 0s ind; odinaatenaan 3s - 0s ind; inaatenang 3s - 0 conj; enaatenang 3s - 0s ch-conj; inaatenan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /inaaten-/

indinaatenaan1s - 0s ind nj
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odinaatenaan3s - 0s ind nj
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inaatenang3s - 0 conj nj
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enaatenang3s - 0s ch-conj nj
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inaatenan2s - 0 imp nj
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Omaa inaatenan.

Shine a light on it here.
 nj
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Odagaasaatenaan owaasakonenjigan waasa wii'-inaatenang.

He narrows the beam of his flashlight to shine it further.
 nj
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inaatenan /inaaten-/: /iN-/
thus, in a certain direction, in a certain manner
; /-aate-/
shining, light; lightning
; /-in/
act on it 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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Word Family

inaatenan vti shine it in a certain direction
(detransitive) inaatenige vai s/he shines a light in a certain direction, casts a light in a certain firection (benefactive) inaatenamaw vta shine (it) for h/ in a certain direction

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