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niin pron per es
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I, me

See also: geniin pron per ; gaye niin pron per

Note:
first person singular pronoun



niin ;

niin es
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Gegaa gii-pizikawaa anishaa go niin gaa-ikowebinag.

She would have been almost run over if it hadn't been for me pushing her out of the way.
 es
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Ingii-wiisin niin zhigwa. Giin dash.

I already ate. Did you?
 rg
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Gaye niin ningii-noonde-nibaa.

I was sleepy too.
 rg
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Ningii-wiijiiwaanaan nimaamaayinaan gii-mawinzoyaang. Niin dash ningii-ni-gagiiginaanan iniw miinan memaangiminagakin.

We went with our mother blueberry picking and I picked the biggest ones.
 rg
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Niin ina gidanaamim. Gaawiin gosha niin 'omaa ningii'-ayaasii dibikong.

Are you blaming me? I wasn't even here last night.
 nj
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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

niin pron per I, me
niineta pron per only I, only me; just me niinitam pron per my turn, me next

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