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niinitamawind pron per nj
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our turn, us next [exclusive]

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niinitamawind our turn, us next is a first person exclusive plural pronoun contrasting with two others: the main one niinawind we, us and niinetawind only us,just us.



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A FIRST PERSON EXCLUSIVE PLURAL in Ojibwe involves the speaker (first person) and one or more others (third person), but excludes the person spoken to (second person). A FIRST PERSON INCLUSIVE PLURAL involves the speaker (first person) and possibly one or more others (third persons), but includes the person spoken to (second person). 

Niinitamawind iidog inga-onzaamin ziinzibaakwadaaboo.

It must be our turn to boil the sap.
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Niinitamawind ngii-kagagwejimigoomin.

They questioned us first.
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Word Family

niinawind pron per we, us [exclusive]
niinetawind pron per only we, only us; just us [exclusive] niinitamawind pron per our turn, us next [exclusive]

Related Words

This set of personal pronouns are built with a form of the adverb nitam first:
niinitam pron per my turn, me next
giinitam pron per your turn, you next [singular]
wiinitam pron per his turn, her turn; her next, him next
niinitamawind pron per our turn, us next [exclusive]
giinitamawind pron per our turn, us next [inclusive]
giinitamawaa pron per your turn, you next [plural]
wiinitamawaa pron per their turn, them next

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