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inanjige vai es
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s/he eats a certain way, has a certain diet



indinanjige 1s ind; nindinanjige 1s ind; nidinanjige 1s ind; inanjige 3s ind; inanjiged 3s conj; enanjiged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /inanjige-/

indinanjige1s ind nj
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es
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inanjige3s ind nj
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es
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inanjiged3s conj nj
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es
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enanjiged3s ch-conj nj
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es
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Mii iwe gaa-igod iniw mashkikiiwininiwan ji-inanjiged.

That is what the doctor told him -- to be on a certain diet.
 es
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Aaniin amik enanjiged.

What does a beaver eat?
 nj
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Anooj igo inanjige. Mii 'i gaa-onji-ishpaagamishkaanig omiskwiim.

He eat junk food. That's why he has high blood pressure.
 nj
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inanjige /inanjige-/: /inand-/ stem of inandan vti ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

inandan vti eat, bite it a certain way
(detransitive) inanjige vai s/he eats a certain way, has a certain diet
(causative) inanjige' vta [BR] feed h/ with such a diet, put h/ on such a diet
(reflexive) inanjige'idizo vai s/he keeps such a diet

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