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ina'azh vta es
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follow h/ trail to a certain place

Paired with: ina'adoon vti2



indina'anaa 1s - 3s ind; nindina'anaa 1s - 3s ind; nidina'anaa 1s - 3s ind; odina'anaan 3s - 3' ind; ina'anaad 3s - 3' conj; ena'anaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; ina'azh 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /ina'aN-/

indina'anaa1s - 3s ind nj
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es
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odina'anaan3s - 3' ind nj
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es
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ina'anaad3s - 3' conj nj
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es
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ena'anaad3s - 3' ch-conj nj
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es
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ina'azh2s - 3 imp nj
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es
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ogii-ina'anaan3s - 3' ind pst es
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ogii'-ina'anaan3s - 3' ind pst nj
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Ningaabii'anong inagakeyaa ogii-ina'anaan oosan.

He tracked his father toward the west.
 es
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Biinji-waazh ogii'-ina'anaan. Owii-saagidaabaswaan.

He followed its trail into the den. He's going to smoke it out.
 nj
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ina'azh /ina'aN-/: /iN-/
thus, in a certain direction, in a certain manner
; /-a'aN/
track or trail h/
ayina'azh vta

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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