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danin vta nj
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hold h/ in a certain place

Paired with: daninan vti



nindaninaa 1s - 3s ind; odaninaan 3s - 3' ind; daninaad 3s - 3' conj; endaninaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; Stem: /danin-/

nindaninaa1s - 3s ind nj
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odaninaan3s - 3' ind nj
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daninaad3s - 3' conj nj
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endaninaad3s - 3' ch-conj nj
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danin2s - 3 imp nj
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Ogii-odaapizwaan iniw odewe'iganan -- onzaam jiigaya'ii iwidi ogii-taninaan ishkodeng.

He shrunk his hand drum because he held it too close to the fire.
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danin /danin-/: /daN-/
there, in a certain place
; /-in/
act on h/ or it (animate) 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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