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na'inan vti es
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put away, store away it

Paired with: na'in vta



nina'inaan 1s - 0s ind; ona'inaan 3s - 0s; na'inang 3s - 0 conj; ne'inang 3s - 0 ch-conj; na'inan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /na'in-/

nina'inaan1s - 0s ind es
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ona'inaan3s - 0s es
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na'inang3s - 0 conj es
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ne'inang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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na'inan2s - 0 imp es
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Na'inan ini gidaya'iiman imaa wiikobijiganing.

Put your things away in the dresser.
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Ningii-na'inaan ningashkibidaagan imaa wiikobijiganing.

I put my bundle away in the drawer.
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Indaga naa maamiginan ini gidoodaminwaagaansan ji-na'inaman.

Gather up your toys and put them away.
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na'inan /na'in-/: /na'-/
correct, adjust, put away
; /-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

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

Word Family

na'inan vti put away, store away it
(benefactive) na'inamaw vta put it away, store (it) for h/ (detransitive) na'inige vai s/he puts things away (verb of undergoing) na'inigaade vii it is put away, stored (by someone), "they" put it away, store it (verb of undergoing) na'inigaazo vai it (animate) is put away (by someone), "they" put it (animate) away; s/he or it (animate) is buried (by someone), "they" bury h/ or it (animate)

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