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wiin pron per es
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he, she; her, him

See also: gewiin pron per ; gaye wiin pron per

Note:
third person singular pronoun



wiin ;

Bakaan gaye wiin odina'aan iwe nagamon gaa-noondang.

He sings that song different from the way he heard it.
 es
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The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

Word Family

wiin pron per he, she; her, him
wiineta pron per only she, only her; only he, only him; just him. just her wiinitam pron per his turn, her turn; her next, him next

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