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inaaginan vti es
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bend it a certain way

Paired with: inaagin vta



indinaaginaan 1s - 0s ind; nindinaaginaan 1s - 0s ind; nidinaaginaan 1s - 0s ind; odinaaginaan 3s - 0s ind; inaaginang 3s - 0 conj; enaaginang 3s - 0 ch-conj; inaaginan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /inaagin-/

indinaaginaan1s - 0s ind es
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odinaaginaan3s - 0s ind es
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inaaginang3s - 0 conj es
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enaaginang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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inaaginan2s - 0 imp es
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inaaginan /inaagin-/: /iN-/
thus, in a certain direction, in a certain manner
; /-aag-/
bent, curved
; /-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

inaaginan vti bend it a certain way
(verb of undergoing) inaaginigaade vii it is bent a certain way (by someone), "they" bend it a certain way (verb of undergoing) inaaginigaazo vai s/he is bent a certain way (by someone), "they" bend it a certain way

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