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inawemaagan na

a relative, a kinsman



inawemaagan sg; inawemaaganag pl; Stem: /inawemaagan-/

indinawemaagan1s - 3s pos es
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gidinawemaagan2s - 3s pos gh
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odinawemaaganan3s - 3' pos gh
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Ayaangodino ko bi-dagoshin indinawemaagan.

Once in a while my relative comes.
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Ningii-wiidookaagoog indinawemaaganag gii-ayaanziwaan ge-miijiyaan.

My relatives used to help me when I had no food to eat.
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inawemaagan /inawemaagan-/: /inawem-/ stem of inawem vta ; /-aagan/
[nominalizer]

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Word Family

inawem vta be related to h/
(derived noun) inawemaagan na a relative, a kinsman (reciprocal) inawendiwag vai they are related to each other (detransitive) inawendaaso vai s/he is related a certain way

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