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inaajimotaw vta gh
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tell h/ of (it) a certain way



indinaajimotawaa 1s - 3s ind; nindinaajimotawaa 1s - 3s ind; nidinaajimotawaa 1s - 3s ind; odinaajimotawaan 3s - 3' ind; inaajimotawaad 3s - 3' conj; enaajimotawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; inaajimotaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /inaajimotaw-/

indinaajimotawaa1s - 3s ind es
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gh
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odinaajimotawaan3s - 3' ind es
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gh
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inaajimotawaad3s - 3' conj es
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gh
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enaajimotawaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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gh
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inaajimotaw 2s - 3 imp es
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gh
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ogii-inaajimotawaan3s - 3' ind pst gh
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Maamakaaj ingii'-inendam gaa-inaajimotawid.

I thought what he told me was amazing.
 nj
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Nimikwendaan ko gaa-inaajimotaagooyaan.

I remember what they used to tell me.
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inaajimotaw /inaajimotaw-/: /inaajimo-/ stem of inaajimo vai ; /-taw/
act in relation to h/
Reduplicated Form: ayinaajimotaw

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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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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