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abinoojiinh na rg
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a child

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An alternate northern pronunciation is: abinoonjiinh, abinoonjii (with variable nasalization of the final vowel)



abinoojiinh sg; abinoonjii sg; abinoojiinyag pl; abinoonjiinyag pl; abinoojiiyens, abinoojiins dim; Stem: /abinoojiinhy-/

abinoojiinh sg gh
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rg
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abinoonjii sg es
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abinoojiinyag pl gh
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rg
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abinoonjiinyag pl es
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Anooj igo apa'idiwag igiw abinoojiinyag gaa-kaazootaadiwaad.

The children playing hide-and seek run everywhere.
 rg
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Awasikana imaa bimademo awe abinoojiinh.

The child is going along crying on the other side of the road.
 rg
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Indaga nawadin awe abinoojiinh; onzaam jiigaya'ii imaa ayaa bagizowining.

Grab that child. He's too close to the swimming pool.
 es
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Babaaminizhikodaadiwag igiweg abinoonjiiyag bepeshinidiwaad.

The children are chasing each other around playing tag.
 es
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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

abinoojiinh na a child
(verb of pretending) abinoojiinyikaazo vai s/he pretends to be a child (verb of being) abinoojiinyiwi vai s/he is a child (verb of possession) odabinoojiinyimi vai s/he has a child or children; s/he is expecting a child

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