iniw

Ojibwe

Pronoun

iniw

1. those (inanimate)
2. that (obviative)
3. those (obviative)

   Ingoding igo azhigwa, apane endaso-giizhig igo waabamaad iniw mitigoon.

   The time came that she was looking at the trees every day.

See also

Ojibwe demonstrative, dubitative and interrogative pronouns

			Animate			Inanimate
			Proximate		Obviative
			Singular	Plural		Singular	Plural
Demonstrative	Proximal (Nearest)	this/these	waʼaw	ongow	onow	oʼow	onow
	Mesioproximal	this/these over here	waʼawedi	ongowedig	onowedin	oʼowedi	onowedin
	Mesiodistal	that/those	aʼaw	ingiw	iniw	iʼiw	iniw
	Distal (Farthest)	that/those over there	aʼawedi	ingiwedig	iniwedin	iʼiwedi	iniwedin
Dubitative		I wonder who/what	awegwen	awegwenag	awegwenan	wegodogwen	wegodogwenan
Interrogative		who/what	awenen	awenenag	awenenan	wegonen	wegonenan

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/iniw-pron-dem
• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/iniw-pron-dem-7087de27-2cf7-4881-9629-f61aa383309e