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minjiminan vti es
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hold it in place, steady it

Paired with: minjimin vta



niminjiminaan 1s - 0s ind; ominjiminaan 3s - 0s ind; minjiminang 3s - 0 conj; menjiminang 3s - 0 ch-conj; minjiminan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /minjimin-/

niminjiminaan1s - 0s ind nj
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ominjiminaan3s - 0s ind nj
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minjiminang3s - 0 conj nj
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menjiminang3s - 0 ch-conj nj
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minjiminan 2s - 0 imp nj
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Indaga minjiminan o'ow bikwaakwad.

Here, hold this ball.
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Gigagiibaadendaagoz. Gagwe-minjiminan iwe gaa-izhi-onagimigooyin imaa gii-piinjwebinigeng.

Your reputation is kind of goofy. You try to hold that seat you were elected to in the last election.
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minjiminan /minjimin-/: /minjim-/
hold down
; /-in/
act on it by hand
Reduplicated Form: maminjimin

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

minjiminan vti hold it in place, steady it
(benefactive) minjiminamaw vta hold (it) in place for h/, steady (it) for h (detransitive) minjiminige vai s/he holds things in place (verb of undergoing) minjiminigaade vii it is held in place (by someone), "they" hold it in place (verb of undergoing) minjiminigaazo vai s/he is held in place (by someone), "they" hold h/ in place (derived noun) minjiminigan ni a handle

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