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inanoozh vta es
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hire h/ to do a certain job, hire h/ to go to a certain place



indinanoonaa 1s - 3s ind; nindinanoonaa 1s - 3s ind; nidinanoonaa 1s - 3s ind; odinanoonaan 3s - 3' ind; inanoonaad 3s - 3' conj; enanoonaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; inanoozh 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /inanooN-/

indinanoonaa1s - 3s ind es
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odinanoonaan3s - 3' ind es
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inanoonaad3s - 3' conj es
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enanoonaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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inanoozh2s - 3 imp es
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Booch igo ingii-kashkitoon aana-gii-gichi-zanagak owe gaa-inanoonigooyaan.

I accomplished the task I was assigned anyway, even though it was hard.
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Mii 'i gaa-inanoonind ji-odaabii'iwed gaa-onji-babaamidaabii'iwed.

He was hired to drive so that's why he's driving around.
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Gezhidine onakwetawaan ookomisan gaa-inanoonigod.

He answers his grandma's requests right away.
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inanoozh /inanooN-/: /iN-/
thus, in a certain direction, in a certain manner
; /-anooN/
hire

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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