(verb of abundance)
manoominikaa
vii
there is (a lot of) wild rice
(verb of making)
manoominike
vai
s/he rices, goes ricing, makes rice, picks rice, harvests wild rice
(derived noun)
manoominikewin
ni
ricing, harvesting wild rice
(derived noun)
manoominikaan
ni
finished wild rice
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