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daa vai

s/he lives, dwells in a certain place

Note:
The participle forms of this verb are used to talk about someone's home: endaayaan my home, endaayan your home, endaad h/ home, etc.



indaa 1s ind; nindaa 1s ind; nidaa 1s ind; daa 3s ind; daad 3s conj; endaad 3s ch-conj; Stem: /daa-/

Besho omaa daawag igi anishinaabeg.

The Natives live close by.
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Endaso-dibik nindataage endaayaan.

I play poker at my house every night.
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Gaawiin awiya abisii omaa endaayan gii-bi-izhaayaan gii-onaagoshig.

There was no one home when I came to your house last evening.
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ayindaa vai

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