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wiineta pron per nj
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only she, only her; only he, only him; just him. just her

Note:
third person singular pronoun



wiineta ; wiineta go ;

wiineta es
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nj
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wiineta go nj
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Gii-anzhikewabi wiineta.

He was home alone.
 es
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Wiineta go wiin ogii-ozhitoon 'iw nagamon.

He composed that song by himself.
 es
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Wiineta go agwaa'amaazo.

He's only dishing it out for himself.
 nj
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Wiin eta go onagaji'aan iniw mishtadimoon.

He's the only one that knows how to handle the horse.
 es
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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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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

Related Words

This set of personal pronouns are built with a form of the adverb eta meaning 'only':
niineta pron per only I, only me; just me
giineta pron per only you, just you [singular]
wiineta pron per only she, only her; only he, only him; just him. just her
niinetawind pron per only we, only us; just us [exclusive]
giinetawind pron per only we, only us; just us [inclusive]
giinetawaa pron per only you, just you [plural]
wiinetawaa pron per only they, only them; just them

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