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ininiiwi vai es
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he is a man



indininiiw 1s ind; nindininiiw 1s ind; nidininiiw 1s ind; ininiiwi 3s ind; ininiiwid 3s conj; eniniiwid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /ininiiwi-/

indininiiw1s ind es
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nindininiiw1s ind rg
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ininiiwi3s ind rg
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es
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ininiiwid3s conj rg
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eniniiwid3s ch-conj rg
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es
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ininiiwi /ininiiwi-/: /ininiw-/ stem of inini na ; /-wi/
be, become a certain kind of being or thing

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

inini na a man
(verb of being) ininiiwi vai he is a man (verb of pretending) ininiikaazo vai s/he pretends to be a man, acts like a man

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