-ininim

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Ojibwe

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Suffix

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-ininim

  1. A suffix denoting the first-person singular as the agent (subject) and the second-person plural as the theme (object) in a transitive animate verb (vta)

Usage notes

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-ininim includes the local inverse theme sign -in, indicating that the personal prefix gi- (second-person) denotes the theme of the verb while the agent is the first-person singular, and also indicating that the theme is plural.

See also

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