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ina'adoon vti2

follow it as a trail to a certain place

Paired with: ina'azh vta



indina'adoon 1s - 0s ind; nindina'adoon 1s - 0s ind; nidina'adoon 1s - 0s ind; odina'adoon 3s - 0s ind; ina'adood 3s conj; ena'adood 3s - 0 ch-conj; ina'adoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /ina'ad-/

ina'adood3s conj nj
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ena'adood3s - 0 ch-conj es
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Mii go iwidi gaa-ina'adooyaan dibikong gii-izhaayaan.

That's the way I walked when I went last night.
es
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Mii go naasaab ena'adood iniwen bema'anaad.

He's following in the same footsteps as what he's tracking.
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ina'adoon /ina'ad-/: /iN-/
thus, in a certain direction, in a certain manner
; /-a'ad/
track or trail it

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

ina'adoon vti2 follow it as a trail to a certain place
(detransitive) ina'ajige vai s/he goes there following a track or trail

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