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inoo'ige vai nj
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[BL]

s/he points to something



indinoo'ige 1s ind; inoo'ige 3s ind; inoo'iged 3s conj; enoo'iged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /inoo'ige-/

indinoo'ige1s ind nj
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inoo'ige3s ind nj
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inoo'iged3s conj nj
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enoo'iged3s ch-conj nj
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Ogagwejimigoon ogiin aandi gaa-pi-onji-bagamibizod. Agaami-zaaga'igan inoo'ige, "iwidi" ikido.

His mother asked him where he just came from. He pointed across the lake, and said "from over there."
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inoo'ige /inoo'ige-/: /inoo'-/ stem of inoo'an vti [BL] ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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Word Family

inoo'an vti [BL] point to it
(detransitive) inoo'ige vai [BL] s/he points to something (benefactive) inoo'amaw vta [BL] point out something for h/ (derived noun) inoo'igan ni [BL] something that points: a pointer, an indicator, a needle on a dial

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