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inamon vii es
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it leads to a certain place (as a road or trail)



inamon 0s ind; inamog 0s conj; enamog 0s ch-conj; Stem: /inamo-/

inamon0s ind es
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inamog0s conj es
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es
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enamog0s ch-conj es
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Jiigaakwaa ani-inamon i'iwe bema'adooyan.

The road that you're following goes by the woods.
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Aaniish enamog 'iw miikana.

How is that road?
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Mii iwidi enamog.

It (a road or trail) goes over there.
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Mii iwidi gaa-pimi-inamog, ozide-miikana jiigi-ziibi.

That's where the path goes, by the river.
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inamon /inamo-/: /iN-/
thus, in a certain direction, in a certain manner
; /-amo/
it is a path, a trail, a road; it leads (as a line)
Reduplicated Form: ayinamon

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