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inagakeyaa adv deg es
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[RL]

a certain way or direction

See also: akeyaa adv loc

Note:
inagakeya occurs following a word it applies to: giiwedinong "in, to or from the north"; giiwedinong inagakeya "in, to, or from the direction of the north, toward the north".



Napaajaya'ii inagakeyaa ingii-pimibizomin imaa miikanaang.

We drove on the wrong side of the road.
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Ningaabii'anong inagakeyaa ogii-ina'anaan oosan.

He tracked his father toward the west.
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Iwidi inagakeyaa izhiwizh.

Take him in that direction.
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O'owe inagakeyaa gidaa-inagoodoon ni-waabanjigaadegiban.

You should hang it this way so it will be visible.
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Aaniin inagakeyaa enawendiwaad.

How are they related?
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