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ininamaw vta es
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hand (it) to h/ a certain way; motion to h/ a certain way with the hand or hands



nindininamawaa 1s - 3s ind; indininamowaa 1s - 3s ind; odininamawaan 3s - 3' ind; odininamowaan 3s - 3' ind; ininamawaad 3s - 3' conj; ininamowaad 3s - 3' conj; eninamawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; eninamowaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; ininamaw 2s - 3 imp; ininamawishin 2s - 1s imp; Stem: /ininamaw-/

nindininamawaa1s - 3s ind rg
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indininamowaa1s - 3s ind es
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odininamawaan3s - 3' ind rg
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odininamowaan3s - 3' ind es
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ininamawaad3s - 3' conj rg
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ininamowaad3s - 3' conj es
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eninamawaad3s - 3' ch-conj rg
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eninamowaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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ininamaw2s - 3 imp rg
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es
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ininamawishin2s - 1s imp rg
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Daga ininamawishin 'i dekonaman.

Please hand me what you have in your hand.
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Ininamaw odoonaagan ji-agwaa'amaazod.

Hand him a plate so he can dish up his own meal.
 nj
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Ningii-ininamawaa akiwenzii asemaan.

I handed the old man some tobacco.
 rg
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ininamaw /ininamaw-/: /inin-/ stem of ininan vti ; /-amaw/
do it for h/

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

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Word Family

ininan vti hold, handle it a certain way
(benefactive) ininamaw vta hand (it) to h/ a certain way; motion to h/ a certain way with the hand or hands
(reciprocal) ininamaadiwag vai they hand (it) to each other
(detransitive) ininige vai s/he holds, handles things a certain way; s/he points in a certain direction (verb of undergoing) ininigaade vii it is held a certain way (by someone), "they" hold it a certain way; it is handled a certain way (by someone), "they" handle it a certain way (verb of undergoing) ininigaazo vai s/he is held a certain way (by someone), "they" hold h/ a certain way; s/he is handled a certain way (by someone), "they" handle h/ a certain way

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