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daninan vti nj
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hold it in a certain place

Paired with: danin vta



nindaninaan 1s - 0s ind; odaninaan 3s - 0s ind; daninang 3s - 0 conj; endaninang 3s - 0 ch-conj; daninan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /danin-/

nindaninaan1s - 0s ind nj
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odaninaan3s - 0s ind nj
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daninang3s - 0 conj nj
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endaninang3s - 0 ch-conj nj
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daninan2s - 0 imp nj
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Odaanaang daninan waagaakwad daashkiga'iseyan.

Hold the ax by the back end to split wood.
 nj
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daninan /danin-/: /daN-/
there, in a certain place
; /-in/
act on it by hand

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

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Word Family

daninan vti hold it in a certain place
(benefactive) daninamaw vta hold (it) in a certain place for h/ (detransitive) daninige vai s/he holds things in a certain place (verb of undergoing) daninigaade vii it is held in a certain place (by someone), "they" hold it in a certain place

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