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inaawazh vta nj
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haul h/ to a certain place

Paired with: inaawadoon vti2



indinaawanaag 1s - 3p ind; odinaawanaan 3s - 3' ind; odinaawanaa' 3s - 3'p ind; inaawanaad 3s - 3' conj; enaawanaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; inaawazh 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /inaawaN-/

indinaawanaag1s - 3p ind nj
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es
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odinaawanaan3s - 3' ind es
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odinaawanaa'3s - 3'p ind nj
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inaawanaad3s - 3' conj es
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nj
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enaawanaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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nj
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inaawazh 2s - 3 imp es
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nj
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Aandi enaawanaad asinii'.

Where is s/he hauling the rocks to?
 nj
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inaawazh /inaawaN-/: /iN-/
thus, in a certain direction, in a certain manner
; /-aawaN/
haul h/

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

inaawazh vta haul h/ to a certain place
(reciprocal) inaawanidiwag vai they travel in a group to a certain place

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