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inaagin vta es
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bend h/ a certain way

Paired with: inaaginan vti



indinaaginaa 1s - 3s ind; nindinaaginaa 1s - 3s ind; nidinaaginaa 1s - 3s ind; odinaaginaan 3s - 3' ind; inaaginaad 3s - 3' conj; enaaginaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; inaagin 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /inaagin-/

indinaaginaa1s - 3s ind es
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odinaaginaan3s - 3' ind es
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inaaginaad3s - 3' conj es
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inaagin 2s - 3 imp es
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O'owe gidaa-inaaginaa.

You can bend it like this. (motioning, of a drum or snowshoe)
 es
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inaagin /inaagin-/: /iN-/
thus, in a certain direction, in a certain manner
; /-aag-/
bent, curved
; /-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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