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inenimo vai es
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s/he thinks of h/ self a certain way; s/he feels a certain way; s/he agrees



indinenim 1s ind; inenimo 3s ind; inenimod 3s conj; enenimod 3s ch-conj; Stem: /inenimo-/

indinenim1s ind nj
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es
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inenimo3s ind nj
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es
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inenimod3s conj nj
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es
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enenimod3s ch-conj nj
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es
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Gii-gichi-inenimo gii-apagijige'ind bagitejii'igeng.

He was proud of himself when they asked him to pitch in the baseball game.
 es
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inenimo /inenimo-/: /iN-/
thus, in a certain direction, in a certain manner
; /-enimo/
h/ acts by thought

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