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aanawenim vta

find h/ unsatisfactory, dislike, reject h/

Paired with: aanawendan vti



ndaanawenimaa 1s - 3s ind; indaanawenimaa 1s - 3s ind; nindaanawenimaa 1s - 3s ind; nindaanawenimig 3s - 1s ind; nindaanawenimigoo X - 1s ind; gidaanawenimin 1s - 2s ind; gidaanawenim 2s - 1s ind; odaanawenimaan 3s - 3' ind; aanawenimaa X - 1s ind; aanawenimaad 3s - 3' conj; ayaanawenimaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; aanawenim 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /aanawenim-/

ndaanawenimaa1s - 3s ind lw
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nindaanawenimaa1s - 3s ind nj
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nindaanawenimig3s - 1s ind nj
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nindaanawenimigooX - 1s ind nj
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gidaanawenimin1s - 2s ind nj
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gidaanawenim2s - 1s ind nj
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odaanawenimaan3s - 3' ind nj
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aanawenimaaX - 1s ind nj
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aanawenimaad3s - 3' conj nj
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lw
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ayaanawenimaad3s - 3' ch-conj gh
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NIndaanawenimigoo gaa-inizekweyaan. Gaawiin omiijisiinaawaa.

They don't like my cooking. They didn't even eat it.
 nj
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aanawenim /aanawenim-/: /aanaw-/
reject, dislike
; /-enim/
act by thought on h/, feel about h/

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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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