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inaw vta es
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look like, resemble h/ a certain way



indinawaa 1s - 3s ind; odinawaan 3s - 3' ind; inawaad 3s - 3' conj; enawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; Stem: /inaw-/

indinawaa1s - 3s ind es
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odinawaan3s - 3' ind es
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enawaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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Nindinawaa nindigoo, ninoshenh, nimaamaa oshiimenyan.

They say I look like my aunt, my mother's younger sister.
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Odinaagoon ogozisan.

His son looks like him.
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Odinawaan osayenyan

He looks like his older brother.
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The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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inaw vta look like, resemble h/ a certain way
(reciprocal) inaadiwag vai they look like, resemble each other

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