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giinetawaa pron per es
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only you, just you [plural]

Note:
second person plural pronoun used to address more than one person



giinetawaa ;

giinetawaa es
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Giinetawaa izhaag iwidi andomigooying.

Just you two go to where we are invited.
 es
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Giinetawaa na gigii-nisidotaam?

Are you the only ones who understood?
 es
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Giinetawaa gigikenimininim nitaa-aagimikeyeg.

You are the only ones I know that know how to make snowshoes.
 nj
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The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

giinawaa pron per you [plural]
giinetawaa pron per only you, just you [plural] giinitamawaa pron per your turn, you next [plural]

Related Words

This set of personal pronouns are built with a form of the adverb eta meaning 'only':
niineta pron per only I, only me; just me
giineta pron per only you, just you [singular]
wiineta pron per only she, only her; only he, only him; just him. just her
niinetawind pron per only we, only us; just us [exclusive]
giinetawind pron per only we, only us; just us [inclusive]
giinetawaa pron per only you, just you [plural]
wiinetawaa pron per only they, only them; just them

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