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inaajimo vai gj
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s/he tells a certain way



nindinaajim 1s ind; ndinaajim 1s ind; indinaajim 1s ind; inaajimo 3s ind; inaajimod 3s conj; enaajimod 3s ch-conj; inaajimon 2s imp; Stem: /inaajimo-/

nindinaajim1s ind gj
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ndinaajim1s ind lw
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indinaajim1s ind es
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inaajimo 3s ind lw
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es
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gj
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inaajimod3s conj es
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lw
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gj
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enaajimod3s ch-conj es
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lw
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gj
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inaajimon2s imp es
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gj
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Weweni go inaajimo.

He's telling a good story.
 es
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Bakaan inaajimo awedi bezhig apiich idash wa'awe.

That one tells different story than this one.
 nj
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Aanind ogaadoon enaajimod. Gaawiin gakina dibaajimosii.

He's hiding the rest of the story. He's not telling all of it
 nj
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inaajimo /inaajimo-/: /iN-/
thus, in a certain direction, in a certain manner
; /-aajimo/
s/he tells, tells a story

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

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

Word Family

inaajimo vai s/he tells a certain way
(applicative) inaajimotaw vta tell h/ of (it) a certain way
(reciprocal) inaajimotaadiwag vai they tell each other of (it) a certain way

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